The executive has been promoted to president of worldwide business affairs and operations for Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group.
The move brings all Sony Pictures’ deal-making responsibilities under Gumpert, who previously served in a similar capacity for Columbia Pictures and will work with motion picture group president Doug Belgrad to lead operations and strategies.
Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group chairman Tom Rothman, to whom Gumpert will report, made the announcement on Tuesday.
The executive will also remain directly involved with the studio’s most high-level strategic planning, including overseeing with CFO Stefan Litt relationships with the studio’s outside financing partners such as Lonestar Capital and Village Roadshow.
Additionally, Gumpert will oversee business affairs and strategic operations for Columbia Live Stage, the studio’s theatrical group, which is creatively overseen by Lia Vollack.
Senior business affairs executives for each motion picture group production division will now report to Gumpert, with each division...
The move brings all Sony Pictures’ deal-making responsibilities under Gumpert, who previously served in a similar capacity for Columbia Pictures and will work with motion picture group president Doug Belgrad to lead operations and strategies.
Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group chairman Tom Rothman, to whom Gumpert will report, made the announcement on Tuesday.
The executive will also remain directly involved with the studio’s most high-level strategic planning, including overseeing with CFO Stefan Litt relationships with the studio’s outside financing partners such as Lonestar Capital and Village Roadshow.
Additionally, Gumpert will oversee business affairs and strategic operations for Columbia Live Stage, the studio’s theatrical group, which is creatively overseen by Lia Vollack.
Senior business affairs executives for each motion picture group production division will now report to Gumpert, with each division...
- 11/10/2015
- ScreenDaily
Sony Pictures Entertainment's International Motion Picture Production division has brought aboard Brian Burkin as senior vp of business affairs and operations.
Burkin will oversee the division's business affairs as well as negotiate deals and manage relationships with writers, directors and producers in film markets around the world.
He will work out of the New York office and report to Deborah Schindler, the division's president.
Burkin comes from Miramax Films, where he spent nine years, most recently as senior vp of business affairs.
He started his career in New York doing private practice in corporate law and commercial litigation.
Burkin will oversee the division's business affairs as well as negotiate deals and manage relationships with writers, directors and producers in film markets around the world.
He will work out of the New York office and report to Deborah Schindler, the division's president.
Burkin comes from Miramax Films, where he spent nine years, most recently as senior vp of business affairs.
He started his career in New York doing private practice in corporate law and commercial litigation.
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