Duncan Crabtree-Ireland will be SAG-AFTRA’s next national executive director and chief negotiator, succeeding David White when he steps down from the post on June 21.
The promotion of Crabtree-Ireland, the union’s longtime second-in-command, was approved today at a special meeting of the national board of directors, which also approved his new three-year contract.
His promotion was approved by 64.82% of the board members, with 35.18% opposed.Crabtree-Ireland has been the union’s general counsel since 2006 and its chief operating officer since 2014, and he previously served as the Screen Actors Guild’s deputy national executive director.White announced on May 14 that he would be stepping down from the job he’s held since 2009, telling
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