Deseret Management Corporation Names Vice President of Program Development

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Deseret Management Corporation (DMC) today announced the appointment of Tanya Vea to the newly created position of Vice President of Program Development. In this new position, Vea will work with the KSL Broadcast division of DMC to develop and implement programming that strengthens existing offerings and leverages content across multiple platforms. In addition, Vea will oversee public relations for DMC.

Vea brings more than 15 years of experience in broadcast news media, advertising and strategic communications. Most recently, Vea held a senior account executive position at Kim Brown and Associates, a Salt Lake based advertising agency, where she has been since 2008.  In that role she worked with a diverse group of local and national clients creating and managing advertising and public relations campaigns. Prior to that, Vea served as the News Director at KUTV 2 the CBS affiliate in Salt Lake City.  She is a graduate of the University of Utah where she received the Quintus C. Wilson Alumni Achievement Award.  Vea also sits on the board of The Adoption Exchange.

Mark Willes, President and CEO of Deseret Management Corp., to whom Vea will report said, "To be successful in print, on air, or online, we must be increasingly interesting, compelling and creative in our content. With Tanya's extensive background in television and public relations, she is a wonderful complement to the outstanding people already working in our various media companies. We are delighted she has caught the vision of what we do at DMC and is willing to help us achieve our goals."

"I am looking forward to working with the incredibly talented team within DMC and the KSL Broadcast group," said Vea. "They have the vision and the resources to lead the way in today's rapidly changing media landscape. This will be an exciting time of creation and reinvention for the industry and I am proud to be a part of it."

For more information or to speak with Vea, please contact Jamie Stum at (877) 924- 2841.

About Deseret Management Corporation

Deseret Management Corporation operates the KSL Broadcast Group, Deseret Digital Media, the Deseret News, El Observador, Deseret Book, Bonneville International, Beneficial Financial Group and Temple Square Hospitality.

SOURCE Deseret Management Corporation