MGM shakes up team, adds CBS alum

Elisabeth Moss stars in The Handmaid’s Tale

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) has revamped its senior management, making a series of appointments including the addition of a former CBS Studios International (CBSSI) exec.

Mina Patel has been named senior VP for worldwide TV distribution and will report to Chris Ottinger, MGM president of worldwide television distribution and acquisitions.

She will lead sales administration operations for MGM Worldwide TV Distribution, which has been ramping up its activities recently, including expanding its reality format slate and selling drama The Handmaid’s Tale to Channel 4 in the UK.

Patel is a former senior VP of sales strategy and operations at CBSSI. Most recently, she had been working as a management consultant for non-profit organisations.

She has also worked as VP of sales planning and administration at Paramount International Television, and begun her career at MGM Studios.

MGM has also appointed Todd Parkin as senior VP and general manager for MGM Domestic Networks. Parkin will develop digital networks for MGM and oversee the management and operation of the company’s domestic digital networks, including Charge!, COMET TV, Impact, MGM HD and ThisTV.

He will report to John Bryan, president of domestic television distribution, and Simon Graty, exec VP of worldwide branded services.

Prior to joining MGM, Parkin worked as a consultant for companies including Sinclair Broadcasting and MGM, and served as CEO of US regional network PBC Broadcasting.

Additionally, MGM has promoted Annie Khostegyan to senior VP of domestic television distribution, reporting to Bryan. Khostegyan will manage and oversee TV distribution in Canada while continuing to supervise cable distribution in the US. She was most recently VP of US television distribution for MGM.