Creative Arts exec enters Wheelhouse

Former ITV America CEO Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse Group has appointed a senior Creative Arts Agency (CAA) executive as the company’s new chief content officer.

Eric Wattenberg

Eric Wattenberg will run the entertainment initiatives across all areas of the company. He will also maximise opportunities for Wheelhouse Group’s media and talent partnerships and for the companies it has acquired or invested in.

Wattenberg spent 10 years at CAA, where he most recently served as head of alternative TV. During his time at the agency, his clients included production outlets Imagine Entertainment, BBC Worldwide Productions and Matador Entertainment, as well as talent such as Neil Patrick Harris and Nick Cannon.

Before his tenure at CAA, he served as an agent at NS Bienstock and at William Morris Agency.

Wattenberg said: “CAA is an incredible organisation and I have been beyond blessed to work alongside some of the world’s top talent – not just on the client side, but within the walls of this remarkable agency that makes you want to be the very best.

“Brent’s vision for Wheelhouse Group as an aggregator of talent, content, brands and capital feels like a swing for the fences in the evolution of our business. It is a uniquely exciting, entrepreneurial prospect that I simply couldn’t pass up.

“I am incredibly grateful to my colleagues at CAA for the amazing opportunities and friendship they have offered me over 10 years, and I plan on continuing to work with them very closely in this new venture.”