3 weeks ago
Following up connected nan news that Dan Scharf is leaving arsenic Head of Global Business Operations astatine Amazon MGM Studios, announced internally by Courtenay Valenti, Head of Film, Amazon MGM Studios, Peter Friedlander, Head of Global Television, Amazon MGM Studios, and Nicole Clemens, Head of International Originals, Amazon MGM Studios, Valenti and Friedlander person revealed Heads of BA appointments for their divisions.
Netflix’s Mandy Schaffer has joined nan institution arsenic Head of Business Affairs, Global TV, and Amazon’s Craig Muhlrad has been named Head of Film Business Affairs.
Schaffer marks nan latest seasoned Netflix executive Netflix alum Friedlander has brought to Amazon MGM Studios. Schaffer joins Blair Fetter, Amazon MGM Studios’ Head of Worldbuilding & Genre Series, and Head of Unscripted TV Jenn Levy.
As revealed earlier today, nan workplace is decentralizing its BA team, alternatively going for 3 abstracted teams, each embedded wrong nan Film, TV and International Originals studios, respectively.
Here are Schaffer and Muhlrad’s soul announcements:
Note from Peter Friedlander:
Team,
Please spot beneath a statement from Courtenay, Nicole and maine outlining a caller building we will beryllium utilizing for Business Affairs going guardant – arsenic good arsenic nan news that Dan Scharf will beryllium departing Amazon. I wanted to return a infinitesimal to convey Dan for his business and contributions to our organization, and I cognize each of you will subordinate maine successful wishing him good successful his adjacent chapter.
Per nan different note, we will now person business affairs leaders embedded successful our film, bid and world teams, and pinch that successful mind I’m pleased to stock that Mandy Schaffer is joining Amazon MGM Studios arsenic Head of Business Affairs, Global TV, reporting to me, starting June 8th.
Mandy was 1 of nan longest-serving Business Affairs executives astatine Netflix, having spent astir 12 years building and starring nan function. Most recently, she served arsenic VP, Head of Series Business Affairs for nan U.S. and Canada, overseeing teams crossed Scripted, Animated, Nonfiction, and Live Sports. She joined Netflix successful 2014 arsenic portion of nan squad down nan streamer’s earliest originals — including Orange is nan New Black and House of Cards — and developed woody strategy and building for each Netflix UCAN Original Scripted Series. Her expertise to run astatine nan intersection of imaginative ambition and business strategy makes her an perfect summation to our activity team.
Until Mandy’s commencement date, Julia Shapiro will study straight to maine and service arsenic nan superior constituent of interaction for each TV Business Affairs matters. I’m excited to invited Mandy to nan squad and look guardant to nan velocity and alignment this caller building will bring to our bid organization.
Peter
Note from Courtenay Valenti:
Dear Team,
Please spot nan beneath statement that Peter, Nicole and I sent retired earlier coming regarding a alteration successful nan building of our business affairs group going forward.
First, I want to definitive my heavy gratitude to Dan. For complete a decade, he has brought clarity to complexity, steadiness successful moments of uncertainty, and a heavy committedness to doing correct by our teams, our talent partners, and our business. He will beryllium missed and I wish him well.
As nan statement beneath details, we will now person an embedded business affairs squad dedicated to film, and I’m pleased to stock that Craig Muhlrad will lead that group arsenic Head of Film Business Affairs, reporting straight to me. Craig has been an invaluable partner to america and I look guardant to partnering moreover much closely.
Additionally, Bob Bowen, Worldwide Head of Music, and Michelle Ow, Head of Studio Ops & Strategy, will some move to study to maine directly. Krista James, Head of Music Business Affairs, will now study to Bob. These leaders are incredibly important to america crossed nan studios orgs and I’m excited to activity much straight pinch them. Please scope retired to maine pinch immoderate questions and I cognize you will each subordinate maine successful congratulating Craig connected this caller role, and successful thanking Dan for his years of work arsenic we wish him nan very champion successful his adjacent chapter.
Best,
Courtenay
