Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Amazon MGM Studios global head of awards Debra Birnbaum is departing to take over as editor-in-chief of Penske Media Corporation’s Gold Derby awards prediction platform, the company announced Tuesday.
As part of the news, Gold Derby founder and president Tom O’Neil will retire from day-to-day oversight of the site and serve as president emeritus.
In a statement, PMC chairman/founder/CEO Jay Penske have thanks to O’Neil “for his visionary leadership and tremendous contributions to Gold Derby.
Tom created Gold Derby from the ground up and made it an online destination for insightful award predictions and industry analysis.
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