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Santa Monica, CA-based Lionsgate has Appointed Ross Pollack as Chief Human Resources Officer
About the Company
Lionsgate is a leading global entertainment company with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, family entertainment, digital distribution, new channel platforms and international distribution and sales. Led by THE HUNGER GAMES and THE TWILIGHT SAGA young adult franchises, the Company`s feature film slate generated more than $1.2 billion at the domestic box office and $2.5 billion worldwide in 2012. Lionsgate`s television business includes 28 shows on 20 different networks, including such iconic brands as MAD MEN, WEEDS, ANGER MANAGEMENT and NASHVILLE on ABC.
About the Person
Ross Pollack is the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Lionsgate Entertainment Corp. Pollack has been a leading human resources and operations executive in the entertainment industry in the U.S. and internationally for more than 20 years. Between 2009 and 2012, he helped turn around Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures Limited as its CEO, restructuring the company`s operations, expanding its content distribution networks and achieving profitability. He was instrumental in orchestrating Celestial`s channels merger with Lionsgate, Saban Capital and Tigergate that formed the Celestial Tiger Entertainment platform in 2011. Pollack previously spent 13 years with Sony Pictures Entertainment as a human resources and operations executive, including six years in Hong Kong as Senior Vice President, Distribution--Asia where he repositioned Sony Pictures Television International as a leading Hollywood studio licensing organization, achieving five consecutive years of record licensing revenue and three straight years of record studio market share. Pollack joined Sony Pictures as Vice President, Total Rewards, in 1996 and was named Vice President of International HR and Operations in 1998. Prior to joining Lionsgate, Pollack was Managing Director of Insigniam in Hong Kong and Los Angeles. He was responsible for building the Asian practice of a global management consultancy focused on business transformation and catalyzing breakthrough results for an international roster of corporate clients, including 80 of The Financial Times` Global 500.
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