Jim Meenaghan, UTA’s Co-Head Of Independent Film Group & Head Of Motion Picture Business Affairs, Stepping Down From Both Roles At End Of Year
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: UTA partner Jim Meenaghan has decided to step down from his dual roles as the Head of Motion Picture Business Affairs and Co-Head of the Independent Film Group at the end of the year.
The details of his departure were revealed in a memo that was recently sent out to staff and obtained by Deadline. Sources add that it was Meenaghan’s decision to leave the agency and a very amicable one as he is very well liked at UTA. “I’ve had a very exciting and rewarding career at UTA and am truly grateful for the unique roles the agency allowed me to play and the support from really talented colleagues along the way.
I’m proud to have been a partner in UTA and feel very comfortable that this is the right time to move my career in a new direction,” said Meenaghan.
Meenaghan has been with the agency since 2009 and in that time he has helped build two film departments by professionalizing its business affairs functions and partnering with co-head Rena Ronson to expand the expertise and international relationships of the Independent Film Group.
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