UPDATED 3.11am P.T., August 29: Christophe Riandee’s position gained’t get replaced following his exit from the corporate, with CEO Sidonie Dumas assuming his tasks. Gaumont isn’t commenting additional.
PREVIOUSLY 1.10am P.T., August 29: Christophe Riandee is leaving his submit as Vice CEO of France’s Gaumont.
In a brief assertion launched this morning, Gaumont stated that he was exiting at present after 20 years to “commit himself to his private initiatives.”
“We want him all the most effective for the longer term,” the assertion added.
Riandee joined Gaumont in 2003 after spells in French animation and telecoms firms. He took on his Vice CEO submit a yr later and is credited with launching the producer’s worldwide tv division, which went on a robust run over coming years with credit embody Hemlock Grove, Narcos, Lupin, F is for Household and Narcos: Mexico amongst others.
This led to the historically film-focused Gaumont morphing into a serious TV producer and branching out in native manufacturing sectors corresponding to within the UK, Italy and Germany. This yr, Gaumont’s trend home drama Changing into Karl Lagerfeld launched in Disney+, starring Daniel Brühl because the well-known designer.
Nicolas Seydoux and Sidonie Dumas proceed to run Gaumont as Chairman and CEO, respectively. The historic firm launched in 1895 and now has a library of greater than 1,500. Nicolas Atlan runs the corporate’s U.S. division.
We’ve reached out to Gaumont for extra element on Riandee’s exit.
