Comedy Restructures Marketing Department

New York -- Comedy Central restructured its marketing department, promoting two executives to handle responsibilities previously overseen by senior vice president of marketing Cathy Tankosic, who resigned last year.

The network promoted Richard Loomis to senior vice president of marketing and brand strategy and Mitchel Fried to senior vice president of promotion marketing. Peter Risafi will continue to oversee on-air promotion and off-air creative as senior vice president of brand creative.

Loomis, Fried and Risafi will report to Comedy Central vice president and general manager Michele Ganeless.