An avid surfer, he is joining the World Surf League as President of
Content, Media and WSL Studios. At OWN, Logan will be succeeded by the
network’s EVP, business and legal affairs and board member Tina Perry
who is being promoted to general manager. Her title aligns OWN, a joint
venture between Discovery Communications and Winfrey’s Harpo, with the
other Disney networks which are led by General Managers.Logan will remain at OWN for four months to help with the transition
before starting at WSL in January. Perry, who will assume her new role
in January, will oversee all business and creative areas of OWN. The
network’s programming team under her includes Jon Sinclair EVP,
Programming & Development, who shepherds unscripted; Tara Montgomery
Creative EVP, Programming, Production & Development, who oversees
current; and Carla Gardini EVP, Harpo Films, who has been in charge of
scripted series.Perry has been leading business and legal affairs for OWN and Oprah.com
since joining the network in 2009. She has been instrumental in the
network’s ongoing evolution into scripted programming. Perry led
negotiations for the network’s acclaimed drama Queen Sugar
created by award-winning director/producer Ava DuVernay featuring an
all-female slate of directors. She also negotiated the overall deal with
Lionsgate which has included one of the network’s most successful
series launches to date with hit megachurch drama Greenleaf from writer/producer Craig Wright.
Erik Logan Exits As OWN Network President; Tina Perry Upped To General Manager