Lawrence Sapadin has been named vice president of business affairsfor KOCH Vision, KOCH Lorber Films, and KOCH Entertainment Distribution.

Sapadin will primarily be responsible for overseeing all legalmatters and negotiations involving acquisitions, licensing and digital distributionfor each of the companies.

Based at KOCH's distribution headquarters in Port Washington, New York,Sapadin will report directly to Michael Rosenberg, president of KOCHEntertainment Distribution and KOCH Vision.

A businessaffairs executive for more than ten years, Sapadin has had successful stints atsuch companies as Unapix Entertainment and, most recently, Wellspring Media.