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Sony Pictures Entertainment Names Stacy Green To Lead Global Human Resources.
Joins Studio with Over 20 Years' Experience Working with Iconic Media and Entertainment Brands Such as NBCUniversal, A+E Networks
[Culver City, CA - July 26, 2018] Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) today named Stacy Green Executive Vice President & Chief People Officer, leading worldwide human resources. Green joins the studio with over 20 years of experience in human resources and cultural transformation, working with media and entertainment companies such as NBCUniversal, A+E Networks and Group Nine Media, as well as renowned beauty brand Revlon. Green will replace George Rose, who has led the group for the last 10 years, and will be retiring at the end of the summer. Rose has agreed to stay on as a consultant to ensure a smooth transition when Green starts on September 5. She will report to Tony Vinciquerra, Chairman and CEO of SPE.
"Having a strong and dynamic leader in this function is critically important at such a transformative time in our industry and at our studio,” said Vinciquerra. “Stacy has precisely the right experience and leadership qualities to lead human resources as we continue to reimagine our culture and operations to align with the realities of today's rapidly changing marketplace. I want to thank George for his 10 extraordinary years at SPE. George has been a terrific partner as we have worked to restructure SPE over the last year, and I wish him all the best in his post-Hollywood retirement."
Commenting on her new role at SPE, Green said, "The opportunity to join Sony Pictures Entertainment during this time of industry transformation is tremendously exciting. I look forward to working with Tony and the team to further develop a culture that attracts and engages top talent, stimulates creativity and accelerates business performance."
Green has over 20 years of experience guiding companies through transformation, playing key roles in initiatives across culture, organizational design, leadership development, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, operations, tax and legal. She has led global human resource functions across television studios, broadcast, cable and digital platforms. Green has spent her career focusing squarely on developing a deep understanding of a business and then aligning a corporate culture and HR vision that attracts exceptional talent and engages them with unique and creative HR innovations. Above all, she values building deep partnerships across all disciplines and levels of a company.
Green is currently Chief People Officer for Group Nine Media, one of the world's largest digital-first media companies, boasting over 5 billion monthly video views for Thrillist, The Dodo, NowThis and Seeker. Prior to that, she served for five years as EVP, Global HR & Facilities for A+E Networks leading HR for A&E, History, Lifetime, VICELAND, A+E Studios and A+E International & Digital. From 2008 - 2013, Green was at NBCUniversal, where she served in HR leadership roles for NBC News, NBCU Advertising Sales & Client Partnerships and acted as a key member of the transition team during Comcast's acquisition of NBCU. Prior to that, Green worked in various capacities at Revlon from 1997 - 2007 transitioning from Senior Tax Counsel to HR leadership during her tenure.
Green has a deep passion for Diversity and Inclusion, including terms on the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications' (NAMIC) Advisory Board, the National Cable Television Associations' (NCTA) Veterans Advisory Council and acting as a member and speaker for the Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT). Personally, she is an advocate for public education and currently serves on the Executive Leadership Committee of PENCIL, a non-profit focused on creating impactful relationships between corporations and public schools.
Green holds an MBA Degree in Finance and Marketing from New York University; an LL.M. Degree in Taxation from New York University; a law degree cum laude from the University of Miami; and a Bachelor of Science with honors in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin.
About Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., which is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. SPE's Motion Picture Group production organizations include Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Stage 6 Films, AFFIRM Films, and Sony Pictures Classics. For additional information, visit http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/divisions.html.