Rich Battista has been named the CEO of Imagine Entertainment, and will be joining the company immediately, based at its Beverly Hills headquarters. Battista will work with Imagine Entertainment Ch…
and the company’s nearly 90 employees to build upon its growth and expansion strategy in the production sphere with an eye on mergers and acquisitions.
“We are excited to have Rich join Imagine. He brings with him a unique perspective and years of expertise and experience growing and expanding businesses, and we are confident in his ability to build upon Imagine’s success,” said Grazer and Howard this morning. “I am thrilled to be joining Brian, Ron and the entire team at Imagine during this dynamic time in the areas of media, entertainment and content,” said Battista. “The company’s expansion in recent years globally and across new lines of business has been impressive to watch from afar and I look forward to rolling up my sleeves and collaborating with the team as the company is uniquely positioned to execute on its ambitious growth plans.
Prior to joining Time Inc., Battista spent two years as the CEO of Mandalay Sports Media which created, acquired and invested in businesses and content across the sports media landscape. He had an 18-year tenure at Fox in numerous senior management roles, where he was integral in conceiving of, building and operating their cable network portfolio.
Over the last two years, Imagine has expanded into new content verticals worldwide with new business units in the areas of Documentary, Kids and Family, Brands, Live Theater, International, Television Studios, and Artist Management. Last year Grazer and Howard launched Impact, a global content accelerator currently in its third session.
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