Time Studios Taps Majordomo Media Co-CEO Dave O’Connor as President

Alex Weprin
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Time Studios has found its next president.

The production arm of the company (which also owns Time magazine), has tapped Dave O’Connor as president, reporting to Time CEO Jessica Sibley, who announced his hire Monday.

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Time Studios has become a critical business line for Time, with Sibley telling The Hollywood Reporter earlier this year that the division now accounts for 25 percent of the company’s revenue, hitting $100 million. O’Connor succeeds Ian Orefice, who left Time Studios earlier this year to launch a studio of his own called EverWonder, backed by RedBird IMI.

O’Connor is the co-founder and co-CEO of Majordomo Media (alongside celebrity chef David Chang), which has produced Hulu’s Chef vs. Wild, among other programs. He previously worked at RadicalMedia and Embassy Row, both nonfiction content powerhouses.

“As President, Dave will further Time Studios’ mission of creating premium storytelling that moves the world, while providing the vision and strategic direction to propel Time Studios forward in this dynamic entertainment landscape,” Sibley wrote in a note to staff.

Read Sibley’s note, below.

Team, 

Today, I am thrilled to announce that Dave O’Connor has joined TIME Studios as President. He will be based in the New York office, reporting directly to me. 

As President, Dave will further TIME Studios’ mission of creating premium storytelling that moves the world, while providing the vision and strategic direction to propel TIME Studios forward in this dynamic entertainment landscape. 

With a proven track record of crafting business models to sustain profits and fuel growth, Dave also brings a deep creative background to TIME Studios, with over two decades of experience as a showrunner, executive producer and director. He has created and overseen non-fiction film and television projects for a range of platforms—and existing TIME Studios partners—including ABC, Hulu, Netflix, YouTube and more, as well as brands such as American Express, Apple, Walmart, ABInBev and others. 

Dave joins us from Majordomo Media, where he was a co-founder and co-CEO and produced hit series such as Chef Vs. Wild for Hulu, a growing podcast network and an original FAST channel. He also served as President of Entertainment at the San Francisco-based design firm Godfrey Dadich Partners, where he established a New York office for the firm, built a video content practice, contributed to the redesign of National Geographic Magazine, and produced projects for IBM, Nike, the Obama Foundation and others. Previously, Dave was a Vice President and Executive Producer at RadicalMedia, where he oversaw a robust slate of productions, managed production operations and creative development, and developed and produced series including MARS for National Geographic Channel, the branded content hit GT Academy for Paramount, Sony PlayStation, and Nissan, and films like Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru for Netflix, and You Don’t Know Bo for ESPN’s 30 for 30 series. Dave has also held positions at Embassy Row, where he helped launch the immensely popular Men in Blazers franchise, and ESPN, where he oversaw the World Series of Poker and other successful original series.

“I look forward to leading and building on the success of TIME Studios into its next chapter,” Dave said. “I have been so impressed with how TIME Studios has made a big splash in the premium non-fiction film and television business, creating an ambitious slate of high-profile projects and partnering with some of the best filmmakers in the world to bring them to life.”

Since launching in early 2020, TIME Studios has demonstrated tremendous growth, generating more than $100M in revenue. It has become a destination for the world’s most impactful storytellers. I am confident that TIME Studios will continue to expand and thrive under Dave’s leadership. 

Please join me in welcoming Dave to TIME.

Best,

Jess

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