Garrett English Named EVP of MTV, VH1 and Logo

"I’m excited to bring the talented teams at MTV, VH1 and Logo together to serve our audiences with must-see live event programming and specials,” English added.. “I’m also honored to come full circle to MTV News, which is the place I first called home here, and take the mantle of this iconic brand."

English served as the lead development and production exec on a myriad of MTV initiatives including the “MTV Movie Awards,” “MTV Video Music Awards,” “mtvU Woodie Awards,”  “MTV Unplugged." He also led the launch of MTV Documentary Films, which debuted in October with Prescription for Change: Ending America’s Opioid Crisis which featured a conversation between Macklemore and President Barack Obama. The division also premiered Major Lazer’s 2016 concert in Cuba film Give Me Future this year's Sundance Film Festival.

English joined MTV’s News and Documentaries division in 1995 before being promoted to MTV’s Music & Specials Events unit. In 2001 he moved  to the U.K. to join the MTV Networks International team and rose to the head of production and operations for MTV Networks International & MTV Networks Europe. He is also co-founder and board member of the Staying Alive Foundation, a global grant-making organization dedicated to increasing HIV/AIDS awareness, education and prevention.