SONY PICTURES HIRES CEO, PROMOTES MOVIE EXECUTIVE.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer CULVER CITY Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. - Sony Corp. of America has appointed Michael Lynton chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment and promoted Amy Pascal Amy Pascal (born 1958) is Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. (SPE) and Chairman of SPE's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group. She oversees all development, production and marketing activities at Columbia Pictures. to chairman of the unit's Motion Picture Group, it was announced Wednesday. Lynton fills the post vacated in October by John Calley, who stepped down after seven years on the job. Pascal has been elevated from vice chairman and will have responsibility for all films produced and distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment. In the past three years, Lynton has been president of Time Warner International and chief executive officer of AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. International and of AOL Europe. Previously, he was president of Hollywood Pictures, once a division of The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co., and was president of Disney Publishing. ``I am looking forward to working with Michael,'' Pascal said. ``He is everything I would ever want in a business partner.'' Sony has had back-to back $1 billion years at the domestic box office, scoring this year with such hits as ``Bad Boys II,'' ``Anger Management,'' ``SWAT,'' ``Daddy Day Care'' and ``Seabiscuit.'' It will release the Jack Nicholson-Diane Keaton romantic comedy ``Something's Gotta Give'' on Friday. Lynton and Pascal will both report to Howard Stringer Sir Howard Stringer (born February 19, 1942) is a British businessman and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Corporation. Previously he was chief executive of Sony Corporation of America before being promoted to the highest post. , chief executive officer and vice chairman of Sony Corp. of America. ``The combination of Michael Lynton, with his diverse global business and creative experience, and Amy Pascal, with her command of the motion picture process, brings together a formidable partnership at exactly the right time,'' Stringer said in a printed statement. The pair will serve on the Sony Pictures Entertainment Operating Committee headed by Stringer. Other members are Sony Vice Chairmen Jeff Blake Jeff Bertrand Coleman Blake (born December 4, 1970 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a retired American football quarterback who played in the NFL. Although he finished his career with the Chicago Bears, he was formerly a quarterback for the New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, New and Yair Landau, producer Joe Roth, Calley and Chief Financial Officer Rob Wiesenthal. ``I am thrilled to join Sony Pictures and the team that Howard and John Calley have put in place,'' Lynton stated. ``I look forward to working with Amy, Jeff, Yair and all of our other colleagues at SPE SPE - Software Practice and Experience and throughout the company to maximize not only our creative opportunities, but also leverage all of Sony's technical strengths as we make Sony Pictures the standard bearer an officer of an army, company, or troop, who bears a standard; - commonly called color sergeantor color bearer; hence, the leader of any organization; as, the standard bearer of a political party s>. See also: Standard in this new era.'' Greg Hernandez, (818) 713-3758 greg.hernandez(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Amy Pascal Promoted at Sony Pictures |
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