Seth Eisman Names SVP Production at Ardaban

9th Apr 2013

Seth Eisman has been named Senior Vice President, Production at Ardaban, the unscripted format division of Shine America, it was announced today by Chachi Senior, CEO, Ardaban.

Eisman most recently served as Senior Vice President at IAC’s Notional, where he supervised production of all of the company’s series including 17 seasons of Food Network’s hit series “Chopped.”

In his new role, Eisman will oversee production for all Ardaban unscripted programming developed exclusively for Shine America.
“Seth’s depth of experience in producing unscripted programming is second to none, ” says Senior. “I am ecstatic to have him join our ever-growing team of A-list talent as we prepare to feed the globe the next wave of unscripted format hits ”

“I am thrilled to join the Ardaban team and reunite with Chachi and a number of my former colleagues,” says Eisman. “It is such an exciting time to be in this business and the Ardaban and Shine teams are perfectly positioned to develop, produce and distribute content around the globe.”

In addition to overseeing production of “Chopped” while at Notional, Eisman also ran production for “No Kitchen Required,” “Ready… Set… Dance!,” and “Rocco’s Dinner Party.” Eisman also oversaw production on numerous international formats sold and produced in foreign territories by Notional.

In addition to his production work, Eisman also served as the liaison between Notional and IAC’s corporate, legal and finance divisions.

Prior to joining Notional, Eisman served as Vice President of Production Operations at City Lights Media.
He also formerly served as Principal at First Motionless Pictures.

Eisman has worked with a variety of networks and brands including Food Network, Bravo, Discovery, NBC Universal, HGTV, Lifetime, Oxygen, WE TV, DIY Network, Travel Channel, Science Channel, Nuvo, Kohler and Barnes and Noble, among others.
After a lifetime on the east coast, he recently relocated to Los Angeles where he currently lives.