Creative Artists Agency has appointed nine managing directors and reshuffled the agency's board of directors.
The new managing directors include Rob Light, Howard Nutshaw, Joe Cohen, Michael Levine, Joel Lubin, Maha Dakhil, Chris Silberman, Tiffany Ward and Paul Danforth. CFO Carol Sawdye and chief legal officer Hilary Crane they will continue in their roles.
The managing directors will work alongside CAA's co-chairman and CEO Brian Lourdco-chairs Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett and president Jim Burtson on various strategic business and operational issues.
The agency's board will work with CAA's co-chairs and president “to ensure the continued strength of the company's valuable culture of service, collaboration and opportunity, built around personal customer service,” including transactional, training and development and innovation. The move marks the latest overhaul for the agency since its sale to Artémis, the investment firm controlled by François-Henri Pinaultlast September.
Agency board members include; Katie Anderson, Emma Banks, Laurie Bartlett, Matt Blake, Alan Brown, Austin Brown, William Brown, Libby Bush, Ben Day, Jaime Feld, John Garvey, Liz Gray, Sloan Harris, Jeff Crones, Franklin Lat, Brandon Lawrence, Michelle Kidd Lee, Joe Mazotta, Lisa Joseph Metelous, Matthew O'Donohoe, Praveen Pandian, Dan Rabinow, Rachel Rush, Rog Sutherland, Nick Tim, Natalie Tran and Inda Zeniti.
“Today's announcement underscores not only the strength, momentum, breadth and depth of CAA today, but the incredibly exciting promise of our future, with two new teams of highly talented, proven leaders committed to serving our customers and colleagues Lourd said. “We have always been clear on our mission – to provide world-class personal service to world-class clients. With our expanded corporate leadership structure and an entire firm of the world's best dealmakers, creative thinkers and career representatives, CAA has never been better positioned to help clients seize the best opportunities and navigate the challenges of today's industries of media and sport'.
This article was originally published by The Hollywood Reporter.
