Brearton has been VP PVS Corporate Strategy, MGM+ and MGM Alternative Television, since November 2022.Brearton joined MGM as Chief Operating Officer in February 2018. He spent four years in that role before taking on a broader role following Amazon’s $8.5 billion acquisition of the studio in 2022.After shepherding MGM’s integration into Prime Video and Amazon Studios, Brearton took on the new role, leading business planning and corporate strategy for Prime Video and Studios and also overseeing MGM+ and MGM Alternative.His new role coincided with Amazon Studios boss Jennifer Salke taking over leadership of MGM.Deadline understands that Brearton, who also is chair of the board of directors at USA Swimming, is pursuing a “new opportunity outside of the company”.Starting April 15, Brearton’s responsibilities will be divided among a number of senior execs.MGM+, which is run by Michael Wright and Josh McIvor, and MGM Television, which is led by Lindsey Sloane, will report to Head of Prime Video International Kelly Day.Barry Poznik and the MGM Unscripted team will report to Brad Beale, who is Head of Global Content Licensing and Distribution.Ted Lim, who has been running corporate strategy at MGM, will report to Salke in the newly-created role of Head of Global Strategy and Business Development, Amazon MGM Studios.This move gives more responsibilities to Day, who joined the company from then-ViacomCBS in November 2021, reporting to Mike Hopkins, and Beale, who has been with the company since 2016 and reports to Salke.Hopkins called Brearton an “invaluable leader”, while Brearton said it was a “great honor” to work at the company. In her memo, Salke called him a “wonderful colleague” who was “always the first to jump in to help solve an exciting business puzzle.”
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