Bad Robot’s Carlos Williams Moves to Fox 21, Will Lead Business Operations

Fox 21 has named Carlos W. Williams as executive vice president of business operations. The newly-created position will see Williams head up the Disney-owned studio’s business side, reporting to Fox 21 president Bert Salke. Williams comes over from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, where he has served as head of business affairs since last summer. He will begin in February. Also Read: Marta Kauffman Teams With Warren Littlefield to Adapt 'The Dreamers' Under New First-Look Deal With Fox 21 “With the goal of building Fox 21 into one of the most powerful suppliers of entertainment programming in town, I’m thrilled to announce that we’re bringing in Carlos who was instrumental in the success of both Bad Robot and Warner Horizon before that,” Salke said. “He’s a fantastic executive whom I’ve long wanted in this organization and whose hire Craig Hunegs enthusiastically endorsed. I know he is going to be a spectacular leader of our business operations activities, and the perfect executive to help guide my strong senior team of Vibiana Molina, Jane Francis, Andy Bourne and Nissa Diederich in growing the label significantly in the years to come,” he added. While at Bad Robot, he oversaw all business and strategy, including...

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