Sony Boss Tony Vinciquerra Eyes Private Equity Return After “Boring” Exit From ‘The Last Of Us’ Studio — MIPCOM

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Tony Vinciquerra has said he is considering a return to private equity after executing what he described as his controversy-free succession plan at Sony Pictures Entertainment.

In a shock move, Vinciquerra announced last month that he was stepping down from his Sony CEO role in January 2025, but will stay on as non-executive chairman until December 2025.

Vinciquerra will be replaced by Ravi Ahuja, Sony’s chairman of global television studios. During an on-stage interview at MIPCOM in Cannes, Vinciquerra joked that his exit from The Last Of Us producer had been so “boring” that he was almost disappointed that podcasts were not picking over the drama of his decision. “I like boring,” he smiled. “There’s a famous quote that nobody leaves these jobs intentionally.

I’ve done it twice [with the other time at Fox] … it’s been a fun run and it’s time to do something different.” Vinciquerra added that private equity was attractive after he previously spent six years as a media advisor to venture giant TPG. “I like to fix things, I like to build things,” he said.