Les Eisner, VP of corporate communications for A+E Networks, has moved to Fox Broadcasting Co., as senior VP of corporate communications.
He takes a role vacated by Gaude Paez, who decamped for Hulu earlier this month. Fox Broadcasting is the broadcast TV network of 21st Century Fox.
Eisner led PR for Lifetime and A+E Studios at A+E. He previously started out on the agency side rising to EVP at The Lippin Group working the Starz Entertainment business, among other accounts.
Eisner worked in-house leading media relations at Fox's 20th Television and MyNetworkTV.
Eisner reports to Shannon Ryan, EVP of marketing and communications for Fox Television Group.
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