Sperber to head partnerships, licensing at Universal Studios

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. Stephanie Sperber has been named president Universal Partnerships and Licensing (UP&L) for Universal Studios.

Sperber has led UP&L as EVP since its creation in 2009 joining the studio’s retail focused consumer products group with the division known as Universal Studios Partnerships (USP). Prior to that, she led Universal Studios Partnerships as EVP since 2005.

Before joining Universal, Sperber was executive director of marketing at Turner Broadcasting, overseeing the brand marketing for Hanna-Barbera Productions.