Grover Crisp has been named senior vice president of asset management, restoration and digital mastering for Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE).

Crisp previously served as vice president and will oversee all facets
of the restoration, preservation and mastering programme for the
Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures feature film and television
libraries.

Under Crisp the feature and television libraries have been
consolidated into a digital mastering group in one department to
improve efficiency and consistency of the digital production and
restoration process.

He will report to executive vice president of corporate operations
Jeff Hargleroad.

Crisp has worked with directors such as Peter Bogdanovich, Martin
Scorsese, Alan Parker and Dennis Hopper and joined SPE in 1984.