Michael Rothstein, Jonathan Kier will run division
NEW YORK -- After weeks of speculation all over who would replace of late departed Weinstein Co. external sales president Glen Basner, the answer arrived Thursday: no one.
Instead, the company has promoted Michael Rothstein to executive vp international sales and statistical distribution and Jonathan Kier to senior vp international gross revenue and statistical distribution. The geminate will run the division and report to COO Lee Solomon, as Basner did ahead them before departing Aug. 1.
International gross revenue has been one of the Weinstein Co.'s few consistent areas of profits since Basner built the department from scratch trio years ago, recently presenting a strong Cannes securities industry sales slate with many nonstudio titles. The eXEC is expected to ground at some other sales operation soon.
A spokesperson said there ar no plans to name a new president, and that Solomon will continue to superintend the arm as he has since becoming Weinstein Co.'s low COO in February.
Former senior vp Rothstein has worked with the Weinsteins since 1997 at Miramax, and as with former vp Kier joined Weinstein Co. when it was founded three years ago. Kier arrived from the affiliate sales strategy group at MTV Networks. Both will work from the outfit's New York office as they preparation a slate for the American Film Market.
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