Glenn Geller is stepping down as President of CBS Entertainment. Geller had been on medical leave since a mild heart attack in March and decided not to return. CBS Corp. says it is in discussions with him for a production deal with CBS Television Studios.
Taking over for Geller are Kelly Kahl, promoted to President, CBS Entertainment and Thom Sherman, who will join CBS from The CW later this week as Senior Executive Vice President, Programming. Kahl, who has helped build CBS’ primetime schedule for more than 20 years, will also oversee Entertainment matters in Marketing and Promotion, Digital/Interactive, Diversity, Publicity, Research and Scheduling. Sherman, who has developed and overseen series at The CW, Bad Robot Productions and ABC, will oversee CBS creative departments including Comedy, Drama, Alternative, Daytime, Late Night and Specials, as well as Current Programming and Casting.
