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2023 40 Under 40 L.A. class

The media and entertainment industry has no shortage of rising stars, and 40 West Coast-based executives on the rise got their due June 21 at the L.A. TV Week “40 Under 40” event at the Sofitel Los Angeles in Beverly Hills, sponsored by Multichannel News along with Broadcasting+Cable and Next TV. Click through below for a party recognizing these men and women who are helping to lead the media industry in new directions. 

Members of the 2023 group of 40 Under 40 L.A. gather for the celebration at the Sofitel Los Angeles. (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Dexter Kelly performs for attendees of the 40 Under 40 event. (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

(From l.): Kent Gibbons, content director of B+C, Multichannel News and Next TV with hosts Sophie Flay of KABC and Johnny Ray Diaz and Jonathan Media of ‘Primo.’ (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Alissa Bachner, EVP of development, Tomorrow Studios (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Hillary Povar Levinsohn, EVP, Smithouse (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Ahmadou Seck, VP, scripted TV, Macro (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Betsy Lippitt, VP, U.S. distribution, Sony Pictures Entertainnent, and Daniel Farkas, VP, distribution strategy & planning, SPE (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Kimberly Caraig, account executive, Fox Corp. (Image credit: Dajuana Jones )

Evan Bregman, GM, streaming, Tastemade (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Michelle Byars, SVP, Development, ITV Entertainment (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Michael Fazzino, principal, content acquisition, Amazon (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Stephen Hodge, CEO, OTTera (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Fernando Hurtado, manager, digital video, NBCUniversal Local (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

RJ Larese, VP, talend and development & brand partnerships, Paramount (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Helen Lum, EVP, App Science (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Andrew Matero, VP, Platform, Ampersand (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Kelly Miller, SVP, Global Partnerships, BBC Studios (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Paul O‘Malley, independent executive producer (formerly of 3 Ball Media) (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Trixie Pacis, director of acquisitions & original programming development, ChimeTV (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Shaheen Sayani, head of content partnerships, Samsung TV Plus, Samsung Electronics America (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Matt Shanfield, EVP, development, The intellectual Property Co., a part of Sony Pictures Television (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Kyle Simon, partner, Perkins Coie LLP (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Evan Statton, senior principal architect, M&E, Amazon Web Services (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Adam Sussman, VP, development, Furry Prawn Productions (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)

Kim Wendt, senior solutions architect, Amazon Web Services (Image credit: Dajuana Jones)