Paramount Skydance on Monday promoted two veteran labor relations execs, Nicole Lang and Sheldon Kasdan, to steer a brand new standalone division chargeable for navigating the corporate’s relationships with leisure unions.
Each have lengthy tenures with the corporate. Lang has been head of business relations at Paramount Photos since 2013, whereas Kasdan has been a prime labor government at CBS for a decade. Each might be co-heads of business relations for Paramount Skydance, reporting on to Makan Delrahim, the corporate’s chief authorized officer.
“Nicole and Sheldon have played a key role in navigating recent labor negotiations and strengthening our relationships with our partners across the industry,” Delrahim stated in a press release. “Elevating Industrial Relations to a standalone division reflects both the importance of this work and our confidence in their continued leadership.”
Lang might be chargeable for labor relations on behalf of the movement image division and studio backlot operations, whereas Kasdan will do likewise for the corporate’s TV and media division. Each have lengthy experiencing partnering with different studios by way of the Alliance of Movement Image and Tv Producers.
“We’re incredibly grateful for our longstanding partnerships with the unions and guilds, and for the company’s recognition of Industrial Relations as a critical function that supports our business and our people,” the pair stated in a joint assertion. “We look forward to building on these relationships.”
The Paramount Skydance launch included reward for each executives from the leaders of SAG-AFTRA, the Worldwide Alliance of Theatrical Stage Workers and the Administrators Guild of America.
“I congratulate Sheldon and Nicole on their well-deserved promotions,” stated Russell Hollander, government director of the DGA. “Both have been thoughtful, solutions-oriented partners across the bargaining table and as Trustees of the DGA-Producer Pension and Health Plans — helping navigate complex issues with professionalism and a shared commitment to finding common ground. I look forward to continuing our work together in their new roles.”
