Former Discovery Ad Sales Chief Ben Price Moves to NBCUniversal

He’ll oversee agency and client relationships in all national offices

Ben Price, the former Discovery Communications ad sales chief who left the company following last year’s merger with Scripps, has landed a new gig at NBCUniversal.

He will serve as evp, sales and client partnerships, national offices, the company said today.

In the newly created role, Price will oversee agency and client relationships in all national offices—including L.A., San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta—and all national leaders will report into him. He will also work with Karen Kovacs, evp of client partnerships, and her team.

“As NBCUniversal continues to expand both nationally and globally, our scale demands this new role to coordinate client service across our national offices,” said Mark Marshall, president of ad sales and partnerships, to whom Price will report.

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