FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has promoted David Luner to president, brand partnerships and franchise management, where he will oversee all of FMNA’s ancillary businesses including digital brand partnerships, sponsorship and integrated marketing, licensing, live events and various elements of business development.
Luner had assumed the interim role of EVP, brand partnerships and franchise management during the integration of FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), the previous ancillary rights group, into the FMNA corporate structure. In his interim role, Luner helped oversee the reorganization process, as well as securing key partners and launching high profile brand extensions across the portfolio of businesses.
Over the past decade, Luner has held a number of positions within FremantleMedia, including his most recent roles as EVP, brand partnerships and franchise management for FMNA, and EVP of digital and licensing for FME, where he spearheaded some of the most successful and longest running partnerships for core franchises such as American Idol, America’s Got Talent, The X Factor, The Price Is Right, Family Feud, and Let’s Make A Deal.