James Burtson; Carol Sawdye
Burtson will fill his new role as Richard Lovett, Kevin Huvane and Bryan Lourd continue as CAA co-chairmen.
Creative Artists Agency has promoted CFO James Burtson to president of the Hollywood talent agency.
Carol Sawdye, a former COO of the global PwC network of firms, will also join CAA as its new chief financial officer. Richard Lovett, Kevin Huvane and Bryan Lourd will continue on as CAA co-chairmen.
“The primary role of CAA president is understanding that leading is actually serving, and throughout his tenure with CAA, Jim has been tireless in his pursuit of furthering the company’s interests,” said Lovett in a statement.
CAA Elevates James Burtson to President, Carol Sawdye Joins as CFO
Richard Lovett, Kevin Huvane and Bryan Lourd will continue in their roles as CAA Co-ChairmenUmberto Gonzalez | January 7, 2021 @ 10:00 AM
James Burtson and Carol Sawdye
Creative Artists Agency has elevated James Burtson, previously the company’s Chief Financial Officer, to President, and Carol Sawdye, previously Chief Operating Officer of PwC, will join as Chief Financial Officer, the agency announced on Thursday.
Richard Lovett, Kevin Huvane and Bryan Lourd will continue in their roles as CAA Co-Chairmen.
“The primary role of CAA President is understanding that leading is actually serving, and throughout his tenure with CAA, Jim has been tireless in his pursuit of furthering the company’s interests,” says Lovett in a statement to TheWrap. “He is a world-class leader with profound insight into the opportunities ahead as the media, sports and technology landscapes, and CAA itself, continue to evolve
By: Debbie Speer
CAACreative Artists Agency has expanded its leadership ranks with the promotion of Chief Financial Officer James Burtson to President. His former position will be filled by former PwC Chief Operating Officer Carol Sawdye. Past CAA President Richard Lovett, along with Kevin Huvane and Bryan Lourd, will continue in his role as CAA co-chairman.
The move is said to be part of CAA’s efforts in the last year to increase diversity with the formation of the gender-balanced CAA Board that is responsible for day-to-day management of the agency. To that end, CAA in the last year has hired other key leaders, including Dr. Sharoni Little as Head of Global Inclusion Strategy and Tyrone Bland to lead U.S. Government Affairs.