Amazon’s Mike Hopkins Stresses “Phased Approach To Integration Changes”, Details Interim Reporting Structure In Memo To MGM Staff – CB

After holding two separate city corridor conferences for Amazon Studios/Primetime Video and MGM workers earlier right this moment, Mike Hopkins, SVP Prime Video & Amazon Studios, despatched a followup memo to MGM workers Friday afternoon. In it, he shared extra particulars in regards to the interim organizational reporting adjustments that will likely be applied as Amazon prepares to start out the combination course of following the shut of its $8.5 billion acquisition of the tales Hollywood studio.

The reporting construction for MGM’s prime echelon, together with Mike De Luca, Chairman, WW Movement Image Group; Mark Burnett, Chairman, WW TV Group’ and Chris Brearton, Chief Working Officer turning into Hopkins direct stories, was unveiled on the city halls, wherein Hopkins welcomed MGM’s work power.

In his e mail, he as soon as once more prolonged a welcome to the studio’s worker whereas additionally signaling a measured strategy, with him and his crew taking time to look at the workings of MGM earlier than choices how the corporate’s operations will likely be built-in into Amazon Studios are made.

“We’re taking a phased strategy to integration adjustments, which is able to permit me to take the time to get to higher know you and your enterprise,” Hopkins stated.

Right here is his full memo:

Hello MGM and UAR Groups,

Now that the deal has closed, we might start collaborating and coordinating on delivering nice storytelling for our audiences. As talked about earlier than, I’m excited to welcome you all to the crew! Now we have a lot to share and study from one another and the next organizational reporting adjustments open the strains of transparency and two-way studying whereas minimizing disruption to the work you do.

We’re taking a phased strategy to integration adjustments, which is able to permit me to take the time to get to higher know you and your enterprise. Throughout this interim interval, Mike De Luca, Chairman, WW Movement Image Group, Mark Burnett, Chairman, WW TV Group, and Chris Brearton, Chief Working Officer, will report back to me. Mike and Mark will, respectively, proceed to supervise MGM MPG and WW TV, and Chris will proceed to supervise enterprise technique and operations.

Different integration adjustments embrace:

Lesley Freeman, Chief Authorized Officer, Ken Kay, Chief Monetary Officer, Chris Ottinger, President, WW TV Distribution, and Stephen Bruno, Chief Advertising Officer, will be a part of Chris Brearton’s management crew. Lesley will proceed to supervise Authorized and Enterprise Affairs.

The MGM HR, Finance & Accounting, and Communications leaders and groups will report via the respective Amazon purposeful groups. Jill Lerner, EVP HR, Matt Davidson, Chief Accounting Officer, and Katie Martin Kelley, Chief Communications Officer, will report back to the Prime Video and Amazon Studios purposeful leaders: Jim Sterner, VP of HR, James Dibbo, VP of Finance, and Cory Shields, VP of PR, respectively. Amazon has a enterprise associate construction the place purposeful groups report via purposeful leaders however help, time, and focus are devoted to their enterprise, on this case, MGM. The day-to-day help from these leaders and groups will stay the identical.

These reporting adjustments are efficient instantly. Moreover, we could have focused touchpoints to help transparency and two-way studying; your leaders will share these as they’re outlined. That is the start of our relationship working collectively, and our aim is to allow the alternatives our future collectively holds! Thanks once more for your whole laborious work getting us right here.

Don’t hesitate to succeed in out to your managers and/or [email protected] with questions.

Mike

SVP Prime Video & Amazon Studios