Lionsgate’s Laurel Pecchia is climbing the Hollywood studio with a promotion to senior vice president of corporate communications.
After joining in June 2022 as vice president of corporate communications, Pecchia in her expanded role will work with Lionsgate’s motion picture and television groups on communications around film and television listings and sales for its 20,000-title library.
She will also manage communications for the studio’s AI, live and location-based entertainment, digital media, talent management and production efforts for the three arts. Lionsgate is the studio behind it John Wick, The hunger games And other movie franchises.
“Laurel is an exceptionally talented and versatile speaker whose responsibilities expand across the full scope of our communications activities,” Peter Wilkes, Lionsgate’s chief communications officer, said in a statement on Friday. “She combines a strong understanding of our rapidly changing business environment with a remarkable work ethic, and is very popular and highly regarded by her at Lionsgate and her colleagues in the media alike.”
Its promotion comes after Lionsgate separated from… Outlander Premium network Starz is creating two independent companies, and it comes as the studio is likely to participate in the current round of industry consolidation in Hollywood.
Pecchia will also work on Lionsgate’s media relations strategy, executive communications, and employee communications, preparing quarterly board presentations and earnings calls.
This comes after Pecchia previously handled corporate and client media relations, writing executive copy and press releases and managing internal communications at WME. Before that, Pecchia handled publicity at CBS Films. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and French from Stanford University.
