Allan Haldeman, whose 18-year career at UTA has traced a familiar arc from mailroom to partner, has been named the head of the company’s New York office.The exec rose to become co-head of UTA’s literary department and will now also work to unlock more opportunities in New York, where the company set up shop in 2011 with just a handful of agents.
A press release about the promotion described the company’s New York outpost as a “fast-growing office critical to UTA’s business and future global potential.”A little more than a decade after the company started operating in New York, it now has a workforce of 350 in New York across all major business categories, including film, television, theatre, publishing, music, marketing, news, fashion and more.
One milestone came in 2014 when the company acquired N.S. Bienstock, a deal that gave UTA a formidable client list in TV news across broadcast and cable TV.
More recently, UTA last December bought MediaLink, a strategic advisory firm long established in New York media, advertising and tech circles, in a $125 million transaction.The elevation of Haldeman follows the promotion earlier this month of co-presidents Jay Sures and David Kramer to new titles.
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