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Long-time Keshet executive Keren Shahar has been appointed CEO of Keshet International, succeeding Alon Shtruzman in the role.

Shtruzman’s departure was first announced in September. The 10-year Keshet executive will leave at the end of the year, with Shahar — who most recently served as COO and president of distribution — beginning in the CEO role on Jan. 1, 2023.

Shahar is a pioneer in selling Israeli formats abroad, and has helped to cultivate the country’s international profile for wide-traveling format IP. She first joined Keshet Media Group in 2004, and in 2006 was appointed formats manager, overseeing the sales of Keshet’s formats abroad.

Two years later, in 2008, she took on responsibility for Keshet Broadcasting’s acquisitions department, licensing formats such as “The Money Drop,” “Make Me A Baby” and “MasterChef” for local adaptations in Israel.

When Shtruzman joined as CEO of the newly established distribution arm Keshet International in 2012, Shahar was appointed...

Keren Shahar has been appointed as the new CEO of Keshet International (Ki), replacing Alon Shtruzman whose departure after a decade at the company was announced last month.

Shahar, is currently COO and president of distribution at Ki, having spent 18 of her 20 years in the entertainment industry at Israeli parent company Keshet Media Group (Kmg).

In her new role, Shahar will be responsible for all the company’s activities, including its network of production companies and distribution hubs – Ki in Tel Aviv, Keshet UK, Tresor and Keshet Tresor Fiction in Germany, Keshet Studios in the US, and a majority stake in Greenbird Media.

She will be tasked with expanding Ki’s international production output further, while also boosting its curated catalog of international dramas, factual entertainment shows, and formats with a view to also building the distribution side of Ki’s business.

Widely regarded as one of the leading pioneers...

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Keren Shahar has been promoted to replace Alon Shtruzman as CEO of Keshet International, the global production and distribution arm of Israeli mini-major Keshet Media Group.

Shahar, currently COO and president of distribution, will replace Shtruzman on Jan. 1, 2023, when he will have spent 10 years in thee role. “I’d like to thank Alon for his mentorship and friendship, and for showing me what infinite optimism can achieve. Thank you also to the Keshet board, and to Avi in particular, for all his support and multiple votes of confidence over the years,” Shahar said in a statement, with a nod to Avi Nir, Keshet Media Group’s CEO.

In September, Shtruzman announced he was planning to leave the company at the end of 2022. Shahar has worked at Keshet for 18 years, having joined Keshet Media Group, Israel’s largest media company, in 2004.

Keshet International was...

Exec will take over Israeli content producer and distributor in January.

Keren Shahar has been confirmed as the new CEO of Keshet International (Ki), replacing Alon Shtruzman, who leaves the global content producer and distributor at the end of this year.

Currently COO and president of distribution, Shahar will take over January 1, 2023. Keshet announced the departure of Shtruzman, after a decade at the helm of Ki, in September.

Shahar has been responsible for the distribution of many of Keshet’s scripted formats, such as Prisoners of War, which became Showtime hit Homeland and False Flag and When Heroes Fly, which...