After Close Of Redbox Acquisition, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Sets New Senior Management Roster
deadline.comChicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, which earlier this month closed its $375 million acquisition of Redbox, has set the combined company’s new senior management roster.Galen Smith, former CEO of Redbox, had previously been confirmed to stay on after the deal.
Smith will be executive vice chairman of Redbox and Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, overseeing long-term planning, including strategy, mergers and acquisitions and corporate services.Former E.W.
Scripps exec Jonathan Katz had also been announced as president of the merged company. He will lead day-to-day operations, including streaming, kiosk, distribution and studios.Both Smith and Katz will report to Bill Rouhana, CEO of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment.A number of execs will report to Smith.
They include Peter Binazeski, SVP of corporate communications; Chief People Officer Marisa Famulare; Chief Innovation Officer Jason Kwong; Chief Financial Officer Chris Mitchell; Chief Strategy Officer Elana Sofko; and Chief Legal Officer Fred Stein.Reporting to Katz will be Michael Chamberlain, Redbox’s COO and president; David Ellender, CEO of studios and head of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Television Group; Chief Acquisitions & Distribution Officer David Fannon; Chief Marketing Officer Mike Feldner; Chief Revenue Officer.
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