The entertainment studio has named Ravi Ahuja president and COO, according to a memo to staff Wednesday from SPE CEO Tony Vinciquerra. Ahuja is taking on the new role “to work more closely with me and our entire leadership team as we chart our path forward through a rapidly changing and increasingly complex entertainment industry.”Ahuja, currently chairman of Sony Pictures Television and head of corporate development, will also continue to oversee the company’s TV business in his elevated role.The promotion to president and COO (a position that did not exist previously) positions Ahuja as a likely successor to Vinciquerra, though a source noted that the SPE CEO is not expected to leave his post anytime soon.Ahuja joined Sony in 2021, shaping the TV division’s content strategy; creating a dedicated game show production group; expanding on the relationship with Sony’s PlayStation Productions; and staying active in the M&A space, including the acquisitions of Industrial Media, Bad Wolf and Pixomondo.Before joining Sony, he was president of business operations and CFO of Walt Disney Television, and before that was CFO of the Fox Networks Group and CFO of Virgin Entertainment Group.
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