WonderHill Hires Four Key Executives Across Theatrical Distribution, Music, Finance and Business Affairs (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMatt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Bob Yari and Marvin Peart’s new content venture WonderHill Studios has named four key executives to bolster operations, Variety can report exclusively.
Joining Oscar winner Yari and Peart are executives including The Weinstein Company veteran Laurent Ouaknine as president of distribution; David McPherson as president of music and VP of alternative TV; former Solstice Studios CFO Shaun Williams in the same role; and CJ Vranca as executive vice president of business and legal affairs. “This incredibly talented team has invaluable experience and are key pillars to what we are building at WonderHill Studios,” said Yari and Peart. “We look forward to sharing our team’s strategic initiatives as we collaborate and grow our upcoming versatile slate within film and television.” Ouaknine has over two decades experience in the distribution game, having generated over $2.5 billion in domestic box office on titles that earned 70 Academy Award nominations.
At TWC, he worked on films including “Inglorious Basterds,” “The King’s Speech,” “The Artist” and “Django Unchained.” He most recently served as distribution head for 101 Studios, the company behind “Yellowstone.” At WonderHill, his purview will include theatrical releases and home entertainment.
McPherson previously served as an EVP for Sony Music and counts over 30 years of experience as an executive and producer across music, film and television.
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