Dade Hayes Finance EditorEXCLUSIVE: Independent urban production outfit Swirl Films, known for hit Bounce drama series Saints & Sinners, has added two former BET executives to its management ranks.Robert Boyd is joining the company as chief operating officer and Tony Strickland as unscripted chief and co-executive producer.
Both will be based in Atlanta, where Swirl Films is headquartered, and report to Eric Tomosunas, the company’s founder and CEO.As COO of Swirl, Boyd will lead its day-to-day operations as well as all production aspects, focusing on live events and entertainment shows with Tupelo Raycom.
Boyd was previously SVP of programming operations for BET Networks. In that role, he oversaw the negotiation of development and overall.
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