VIMN appoints Americas brands exec

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has named Larissa Zagustin as senior VP and general counsel for the firm’s brands and businesses in Latin America, Canada and the US Hispanic market.

As general counsel, Zagustin will be responsible for mergers and acquisitions, media distribution, financial transactions, intellectual property licensing, sponsorship and general commercial and regulatory matters.

She will cover MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Paramount Channel in Latin America, as well as Tr3s in the US. In addition, she will lead the business and legal affairs teams in the region.

Zagustin will be based in Miami and report to Scot McBride, executive VP and chief operating officer of VIMN The Americas, and Roger James, general counsel for VIMN.

Prior to this role, Zagustin was deputy general counsel and VP of international business and legal affairs for VIMN.