Maureen Polo to replace Sarah Harden at The Morning Show producer
Maureen Polo has been upped to become chief exec at Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, with incumbent Sarah Harden stepping down after seven years in role.
The reshuffle will see Harden staying with The Morning Show producer until 2026 “to support the transition and continued strategic growth” of the company.
Polo was most recently head of direct-to-consumer at Hello Sunshine and will work across its output alongside film and TV president Lauren Nestadter and Corey Shepardson, who is now COO and CFO.
Polo, who had run marketing at WarnerMedia prior to joining in 2022, was most recently working on Hello Sunshine’s editorial and marketing output, as well as its social offering and the Reese’s Book Club brand.
Hello Sunshine was acquired by Candle Media in 2021 for $900m and has a slate that includes Apple TV+ drama The Last Thing He Told Me and Lucky. It’s also adapting Legally Blonde for Prime Video, whle earlier this year reports emerged that Blackstone-backed Candle Media was exploring its options for the company.
Witherspoon said Harden’s “exceptional leadership and unwavering support laid the foundation for Hello Sunshine’s success.”
She added: “As we embark on this new chapter, I am excited for Hello Sunshine’s future and eager to carry the company forward with the same spirit under the leadership of Maureen, Lauren and our executive team.”
Polo said: “Hello Sunshine’s mission is aligned with my personal passion, and it’s an incredible honor to continue building and scaling this business alongside Reese and our exceptional team.”
Harden added: “I am profoundly grateful to have been Reese’s partner on this beautiful ride. Her fearlessness, curiosity, creativity and inspiring bar for excellence have been matched by her decency, humour and warmth — always in service of pushing the boundaries on what we could build together.
“I know this mission will continue forward under the leadership of Maureen and the rest of our incredible team, which fills me with great pride.”
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