Steve Hasker, a top executive at Creative Artists Agency, is leaving the storied Hollywood talent firm after a tenure of less than two years, according to three people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to comment.
Hasker was named Chief Executive CAA Global, a newly formed group within the company, in November 2017, a move orchestrated by CAA’s majority shareholder, the Fort Worth and San Francisco-based private equity giant TPG Capital. He started in January 2018.
The units Hasker oversaw exist outside the company’s traditional talent representation business. CAA’s A-lister clients include Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise and Natalie Portman. CAA is led by its president Richard Lovett, with talent agency veterans including Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane.Hasker came to CAA as a seasoned media business executive, but was considered an outsider in the close-knit world of talent agencies.
In a statementm the agency confirmed that Hasker is exiting effective immediately and will become a senior advisor to TPG.
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