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Univision Communications Inc. has promoted corporate communications senior VP Rosemary Mercedes to the role of executive vice president and chief communications officer.

In the new role, Mercedes will be responsible for reshaping communications strategy and media relations at the network, which serves the U.S. Latino community. She’ll continue to be based in New York and will report to president and CEO Randy Falco.

Mercedes’ appointment is effective immediately.

Mercedes joined the Spanish-language broadcaster in 2006. She was promoted to the role of senior VP of corporate communications in August 2015, and a year later began serving as interim head of corporate communications and PR. Prior to joining Univision, she was a manager of public information at Pace University and a senior account manager at Edinburgh, Scotland-based communications consultancy Halogen Communications.