Simon Hewlett: Last News

Andrew Wallenstein President and Chief Media AnalystOver the course of the global pandemic, Universal Pictures was the first studio to bypass theaters and release select films via streaming, strike the only deals with major exhibitors to shorten the theatrical window, and introduce a new hybrid window that straddles theaters and homes.That’s why 2020 will be remembered as a year full of bold moves for the trio of Universal marketing executives Variety is honoring with this year’s Marketing Visionary Award presented by Spotify: president of worldwide marketing Michael Moses, co-president of domestic marketing Dwight Caines and president of international marketing Simon Hewlett.Listen to the podcast here:It would be an understatement to say

Universal Pictures' president of international marketing Simon Hewlett is leaving the company in 2021. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the move comes as Universal looks to consolidate leadership roles in its Los Angeles head office.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorUniversal President of International Marketing, Simon Hewlett, will be leaving the studio in 2021.Earlier this year Universal began to assess its marketing and distribution structures in a multi-step process to integrate its domestic and international teams into a global organization based out of the Studio’s head office in Los Angeles. Universal is centralizing the core leadership by installing the head of international marketing alongside the studio leadership in LA.  The studio had hoped Hewlett, who is based in London, would continue his role as head of international marketing by relocating to the U.S.