Angelique Jackson UTA has named Carmen Bona its chief strategy and corporate development officer.Bona will be based at UTA’s Beverly Hills headquarters, joining the global talent, entertainment and sports company as a partner.
She will report to CEO Jeremy Zimmer.“Carmen’s wide-ranging experience helping media and entertainment companies navigate big change will be an enormous asset to UTA as we enter the next chapter of our diversification and growth,” stated Zimmer, announcing the hire. “Carmen will lead an expanding corporate strategy and M&A team that will help ensure UTA is continually exploring new possibilities, fresh alliances and market-leading ways to expand our business and the opportunities we are able to create for our clients.” Before joining UTA, Bona served as a managing director and partner with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), helping to lead their technology, media and telecommunications practice.There, Bona focused on the media sector, advising film and TV studios, streamers, creator platforms, sports organizations, gaming companies and private equity investors, with her global work spanning strategy, M&A, marketing, analytics and organizational transformation.
Bona serves as an advisor to venture firm Powerhouse Capital, and she previously worked as an analyst for McKinsey & Co.“This is an exciting time to join the UTA team,” Bona added.
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