Universal Pictures on Tuesday morning introduced its appointment of CAA veteran Matt Leaf as EVP, Head of Business Affairs.
In his new position, Leaf will lead the studio’s theatrical Business Affairs group accountable for negotiating above-the-line expertise offers. He will set up phrases for all initiatives developed, produced and distributed by the studio, together with these offered to or licensed by it, working intently with the Film Strategy group to prep monetary fashions that might be used within the analysis of latest initiatives.
Leaf reviews to NBCUniversal’s Vice Chairman of Business Affairs & Operations, Jimmy Horowitz. The exec involves the studio with 25+ years of expertise within the leisure and digital media industries, most of which had been spent at CAA.
During his time as Co-Head of Motion Pictures Business Affairs for the main company, Leaf immediately managed the company’s negotiations on behalf of its shoppers, working with each main and indie studios. His time there was marked by the genesis and evolution of main big-screen franchises, in addition to the rise of streaming providers as main rivals to legacy studios and an enlargement in unbiased media financing. It additionally noticed him assist to construct a pipeline of various Business Affairs expertise for CAA by way of mentorship and coaching.
Leaf started his profession at Warner Bros after incomes his legislation diploma from USC.
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