IMAX announced Monday that it has appointed former Paramount distribution head Megan Colligan as the new president of IMAX Entertainment and Executive Vice President of IMAX Corporation.
She will begin her duties in February 2019, succeeding Greg Foster, who has been at the large-format movie company since 2001.
Colligan served in executive roles at Paramount from 2006 to 2017, during which she oversaw the launch of the “Paranormal Activity” franchise and headed up worldwide distribution during the last three years of her tenure.
Also Read: Megan Colligan Exits Paramount Saying 'Gender Bias and Discrimination' Forced Her Out
Prior to that, Colligan was head of the studio’s domestic marketing, overseeing campaigns for the first phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with films like “Iron Man” and “Captain America: The First Avenger,” as well as that of the “Transfomers” franchise.
However, she resigned from her post last fall citing “gender bias” at Paramount, later reaching...
She will begin her duties in February 2019, succeeding Greg Foster, who has been at the large-format movie company since 2001.
Colligan served in executive roles at Paramount from 2006 to 2017, during which she oversaw the launch of the “Paranormal Activity” franchise and headed up worldwide distribution during the last three years of her tenure.
Also Read: Megan Colligan Exits Paramount Saying 'Gender Bias and Discrimination' Forced Her Out
Prior to that, Colligan was head of the studio’s domestic marketing, overseeing campaigns for the first phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with films like “Iron Man” and “Captain America: The First Avenger,” as well as that of the “Transfomers” franchise.
However, she resigned from her post last fall citing “gender bias” at Paramount, later reaching...
- 10/15/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
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