Author: Beatrice Verhoeven / Source: TheWrap
When WarnerMedia dropped the shocking news on Monday that Chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara would be stepping down, one name was on everyone’s lips: Stacey Snider.
The timing is almost uncanny. Snider, a well-liked and respected executive, has run Universal Pictures, DreamWorks and is currently Chairman and CEO at 20th Century Fox.
Plus, she is about to be out of a job when the merger with Disney is completed this week.Multiple insiders told TheWrap that Snider is the most obvious candidate outside of Warner Bros to take over the leadership position. In October, it was reported she would not join Disney. And she’s a female executive in the age of #MeToo.
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“[Stacey] makes complete sense. It’s just obvious. It’s too perfect,” said one veteran industry executive, echoing the sentiments of others.
“I do think Stacey would be a good choice, or perhaps someone from the outside who brings a fresh point of view on the big picture and all the new and evolving businesses out there,” said another industry executive.
Snider’s lame duck status has been a topic of board rooms and studio watering holes since late last year, when it was clear that Disney was not offering her a position. At TheWrap’s Grill event in October, industry analyst Roy Salter said Snider could write her own ticket. “Stacey knows how to manage content such as to facilitate positive social impact for the world,” he told TheWrap. “In the upcoming changes within media and entertainment, that type of professional has limitless opportunity.”
But that also requires a rare opening in the leadership positions of Hollywood’s major companies.
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A spokesperson for WarnerMedia declined to comment past the company’s statement that interim leadership would be announced on Tuesday. Snider declined to comment to TheWrap.
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