Schlessel named Columbia president in SPE restructure

In a raft ofpromotions rewarding key players in last year's record-breakingperformance by Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), Peter Schlessel has beennamed president of Columbia Pictures and Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach havebeen named co-presidents of production at the studio. SPE earned more than$1.57bn at the domestic box office last year, an all-time industry high thatwas chiefly driven by Columbia Pictures. "These promotions recognise thepivotal role that each of these executives ...