Our Leadership Team

Peter Chernin is one of the industry’s most accomplished media executives with a three-decade history leading and growing blue chip content companies as well as investing and cultivating direct to consumer businesses. Chernin Entertainment has produced some of the most commercially and critically successful content of the last decade, including the PLANET OF THE APES trilogy that re-launched the franchise for a new generation and earned an Academy Award nomination, FORD V FERRARI, which won two Academy Awards from four nominations, the Best Picture-nominated HIDDEN FIGURES, and the FEAR STREET trilogy, based on R.L. Stine’s horror series and arising from a first-look film pact with Netflix. On the television side, Chernin Entertainment’s recent titles include TRUTH BE TOLD, starring Octavia Spencer, and SEE, starring Jason Momoa — both for Apple TV+ — as well as Netflix’s BOMBAY BEGUMS and Fox’s hit comedy, NEW GIRL.

After graduating from NYU film school and toiling for untold years as a cinematographer, Ken parlayed his experience as a cameraman into new opportunities as a producer and director on TV shows of all types before eventually teaming up with Banks Tarver to launch Left/Right.  Twenty years and twenty pounds later, the company has produced hundreds of hours of television in an extraordinarily eclectic mix of genres ranging from hard-hitting documentaries to side-splitting comedies, covering topics from secret societies to science fiction to school segregation.  Our shows have been nominated for numerous Emmy® Awards and have won multiple awards, including a Peabody® and the Emmy® for Best Nonfiction Series. Ken enjoys identifying and hiring smart people and taking credit for their great work.

Ann Grealy is the Head of People for The North Road Company and oversees all people practices across the global organization. Prior to joining the North Road Company in 2022, she held leadership Human Resource roles at interactive entertainment company Genvid Holdings Inc and Activision.

Emre Sahin is a founding partner of Emmy nominated Karga Seven Pictures based in Los Angeles and Istanbul. An award winning director and producer, Sahin has created 100s of hours of television for networks and streamers across the globe. Sahin’s latest work includes creating, writing and directing the Netflix series, RISE OF EMPIRES: OTTOMAN, RISE OF EMPIRES: MEHMED vs VLAD and MIDNIGHT AT THE PERA PALACE Seasons 1 and 2. Both Ottoman and Pera were Netflix Global Top 10 shows that held top 10 positions in over 50 countries. Sahin wrote and directed award winning Turkish language feature films, 40 and TAKIM, both shot on location in Istanbul. 40 made it’s North American debut at Toronto International Film Festival.

As President of Film and Television at Chernin Entertainment, Topping oversees all of the company’s development and production of feature film, television and other forms of content. Jenno joined Chernin in 2011 and was elevated to President in 2013. At Chernin, Topping has developed and overseen projects including the Oscar® nominated feature films  FORD vs FERRARI, HIDDEN FIGURES, and THE GREATEST SHOWMAN. Her TV credits include SEE and TRUTH BE TOLD. 

Chris Coelen is the founder and CEO of Kinetic Content and one of the most prolific producers in the TV Industry. His current slate at Kinetic includes hits in every non-scripted genre and brand-new programming at 11 different networks. Some of Kinetic’s most popular shows include the award winning phenomenon LOVE IS BLIND S1-S4, which trended on Netflix at #1 for over 10 weeks, THE ULTIMATUM: MARRY OR MOVE ON & QUEER LOVE(Netflix), which received a reported 1.3 billion viewers, ABC’s latest Summer hit, CLAIM TO FAME, and cable TV’s highest rated show on Wednesday’s (beating out the NBA), MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT - just to name a few. 

Jan David Frouman is a 20-year veteran of the media and entertainment industry, with numerous executive producer credits, and significant experience across television production, broadcasting, distribution, program acquisitions and private equity. Currently, Jan operates out of the London office as the President of The North Road Company, LLC where he is responsible for growing the group’s portfolio of premium, multi-genre content companies and partnerships outside of the United States.    

As the President of Television at The North Road Company, Amy Israel oversees all aspects of the company’s global scripted TV division including development and production. Having worked on a multitude of high-profile and award-winning series, she is focused on building a world-class slate and establishing North Road as the pre-eminent independent studio and supplier of high-quality, premium television shows. In her career, which spans both the television and film industry, Israel has always been a passionate advocate for artists, having developed and overseen YELLOWJACKETS, BILLIONS, THE AFFAIR, and RIPLEY in television and Oscar® winners NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, THERE WILL BE BLOOD and LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL in film.

Connor Schell is the CEO of non-fiction production studio Words + Pictures. He founded W+P with TCG after a nearly two-decade long tenure at The Walt Disney Company, where he served as the Executive VP of Content for ESPN and oversaw live event production, studio programming, and the launch of ESPN+ as well as the celebrated 30 FOR 30 series. Schell has executive produced critically acclaimed docuseries such as THE LAST DANCE and the Academy Award-winning film O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA.

Kevin Vargas is the Chief Operating Officer of Left/Right.  In this role, he has been instrumental in creating and refining the company's operations and financial architecture, as well as being responsible for the company's ongoing production, finance/accounting and business affairs.  Kevin has been with Left/Right since its inception, and has had an active hand in producing every one of its shows.  His sound judgement and business acumen have been essential to the company's success.

Since co-founding 44 Blue Productions in 1984, Rasha has established the company as an award-winning leader in non-fiction programming. Rasha’s creative vision has taken the company from its original roots in sports and action-adventure programming to the exploration of mass incarceration with the critically acclaimed MSNBC prison docuseries LOCKUP, one of the longest-running series on television; to the redefining of celebrity family docuseries with A&E’s twice Emmy-nominated WAHLBURGERS, produced in association with Mark Wahlberg and Donnie Wahlberg; genre-busting first responder documentary series NIGHTWATCH (A&E) and FIRST RESPONDERS LIVE (FOX), both produced in association with Dick Wolf; hit Netflix series JAILBIRDS, about female inmates in Sacramento County Jail; and the long-running Animal Planet series PIT BULLS & PAROLEES. 

Rochelle Gerson is the Head of Business Affairs at the North Road Company. She oversees the strategy and execution of all content deals across North Road’s expanding portfolio of premium production companies around the world. With a demonstrated history of dealmaking for some the industry’s biggest companies including Netflix and HBO, Gerson provides counsel to North Road’s industry-leading executive team.

David Nevins is a veteran entertainment executive and Emmy Award-winning producer behind many of the most successful series of the last three decades from ER, THE WEST WING, WILL & GRACE, 24, and ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT to FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, HOMELAND, BILLIONS, and YELLOWJACKETS. As CEO of the North Road Company, Nevins oversees the company’s expanding global portfolio, working closely with the executive team and leveraging his unique combination of creative and operational expertise to create high-quality programming in key genres and regions worldwide.

Darian Singer is the Chief Financial Officer of The North Road Company. His role focuses on leading the integration of North Road assets and overseeing the development of North Road infrastructure as it looks to grow further. Darian is responsible for financial oversight, human resources, analysis and execution of M&A as well as other operational tasks.