Lionsgate promotes Stern for TV

Lionsgate Television Group has promoted one of its senior executives to the role of president, with responsibilities including its business and operational divisions.

Sandra Stern

Sandra Stern, who was most recently chief operating officer, will oversee Lionsgate TV’s strategies and deals globally and will continue to report to the group’s chairman, Kevin Beggs.

Stern, who arrived at Lionsgate in 2003, has been in the industry for more than 30 years and is credited, along with Beggs, with growing Lionsgate’s TV revenue from around US$8m in 2000 to more than US$600m last year.

She was behind shows including Mad Men, Nashville and Orange is the New Black and is also working on series such as The Royals for E! and Deadbeat on Hulu.

Jon Feltheimer, Lionsgate’s CEO, said Stern is “one of the key executives moving our company forward, and her dealmaking skills, industry acumen and talent relationships are helping to elevate our Television Group to the next level of performance.”