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Indian-American Executive Ravi Ahuja Appointed as New CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment

Ravi Ahuja, a pioneering Indian American executive with decades of expertise in entertainment management, has been selected as the new CEO of Sony Pictures.

Indian-American Executive Ravi Ahuja Appointed as New CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has named veteran Indian-American executive Ravi Ahuja as its new Chief Executive Officer, marking a significant shift in leadership for one of Hollywood’s most influential studios. Ahuja, Chairman of Global Television Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment Corporate Development, will officially take on the CEO role effective January 1, 2025 from Tony Vinciquerra, the company's current CEO.

 

Vinciquerra will not completely cut his links to SPE until the end of December 2025, notwithstanding the reorganization of ranks. He will remain at SPE for the following year in an advising capacity as the non-executive Chairman. Ahuja's big promotion, meanwhile, may have been in the works for 2.5 years prior. He has an excellent IQ and EQ. I am not quite as talented as him. And way better with people than I am," Vinciquerra praised Ahuja for being the ideal candidate to take over for him. I am deeply grateful to Kazuo Hirai for providing me with this chance in 2017 and to Hiroki Totoki and Kenichiro Yoshida for their guidance, unwavering trust, and support throughout the years. I am very certain that SPE will prosper in the upcoming years, and I think Ravi is the ideal leader to lead SPE in that direction," he continued.

 

In a statement, Ahuja expressed his excitement for the role: “I am honored to lead Sony Pictures at such a transformative time in the industry. I look forward to working with our incredible team to build upon our strong legacy while continuing to innovate and deliver world-class content to audiences around the globe.”

 

Fundamentally, Vinciquerra has been Ahuja's mentor since 2007, when the former hired the latter while they were both employed by Fox Networks Group. The Indian American rejoined the current Sony Pictures CEO three years ago. Sony Pictures is the business that still holds the rights to create Marvel Studios' Spider-Man motion pictures and television shows.

 

Before joining SPE, Ravi Ahuja led Walt Disney Television as its CFO and president of business operations from 2019 to 2021. According to his Roku Investors biography, he became a board member of the US streaming tech business in February 2013. His professional background spans several decades, beginning in 1997 when he joined McKinsey as an associate.


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