Less than two years after announcing its largest partner class in the agency’s history with 19 agent-partner states, UTA is back, this time with 26 employees promoted to 15 divisions.
The new partners, now the largest team in UTA’s 31-year history, include agents and executives from film literature and talent groups, unscripted television, business, artistic production, sports, MediaLink, media rights, UTA speakers, talent digital, UTA. IQ and music, as well as the human and legal resources of corporate departments. More than 40% of new couples are women or people of color.
In alphabetical order, the list of new UTA partners includes David Anderson (MediaLink), Robert Arakelian (Art of Production), Natasha Boluk (Screen TV), Rob Carlson (Illuminated Movie), David Evenchick (UTA Speakers), Guyguis Mike. (Music), Julian Jacobs (MediaLink), Joe Kessler (UTA IQ), Andrew Lear (Unscripted Television), Farah Lefey (Klutch Sports Group), Jbo Lewis (Music), Jenny Mariazis (Illuminated Film), Matthew Morgan (Music) , Raina Penchansky (Digital Brand Architects), Jason Richman (Media Rights), Laura Roenick (Human Resources), Michael Ruby (Production Art), Scott Shakhter (Talented), Phil Voss (Legal), Matt Waldstein (Business ), Tony Wallace (Music), Sam Vicky (Ventures) and Ruth-Ann Winter (Human Resources).
The agency also has three newly announced partners out of a total of 26, including previously announced steps, naming Stephanie Liquor General Counsel, Carmen Bonas Director of Strategy and Corporate Development and Richard Cyclos Director of Communications.
“As UTA has grown, the leadership, hard work, guidance and dedication of these colleagues help us advance our business every day,” said UTA Co-President David Kramer. “This class of partner includes a broad range of knowledge and experience and reflects our commitment to providing clients with the best representation and resources in all areas of the business.
Today’s news comes amid further turmoil in the Hollywood agency landscape as CAA’s proposed acquisition of ICM Partners awaits approval, forcing some ICM employees to temporarily leave. As for UTA, the agency increased its staff to 100 last year.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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