WWE announces executive hire from Fox Sports & ESPN

WWE announced Tuesday the hiring of sports executive Chris Bellitti to the position of Senior VP, Communications.

Bellitti was hired from Fox Sports after previously working for ESPN, tapping into WWE’s connection to mainstream sports.

Bellitti will be the head of WWE’s communications division, reporting to the EVP of Marketing & Communications, Brian Flinn.

WWE described Bellitti’s role as being a “key member of the company’s senior management team, responsible for providing strategic vision for WWE’s internal and external global communications initiatives across key business units.”