By Will Thorne Staff Writer Kristen Andersen is returning to Walt Disney Television after stints at Shondaland and Netflix.
The exec has been tapped as Freeform’s new vice president of communications, meaning she will spearhead the Disney-owned network’s corporate and consumer media relations, with oversight of program publicity, industry relations, awards outreach and talent relations.
Andersen’s appointment was announced by Tricia Melton, senior vice president of Marketing, Creative and Brand, who is adding communications to her purview and to whom Andersen will report.
News of Andersen’s hire comes three weeks after Freeform president Tom Ascheim left the cable network for an executive role at Warner Bros. “Kristen jumped right into
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