Jukin Media promotes Lee Essner to co-CEO

Jukin Media, a licenser of user-generated viral videos, has named its president and chief operating officer, Lee Essner, as co-chief executive officer. Essner joins Jukin founder Jonathan Skogmo in the co-CEO role. Jukin said Essner, who joined Jukin in 2013 as president and COO, has been instrumental in Jukin's growth from 20-person startup exclusively in Los Angeles to a global business with offices in LA, New York, London, and New Delhi with more than 200 employees. During Essner's tenure,…