Chris Petrikin Joins Twentieth Century Fox as Senior VP, Corporate Communications

Business Wire, Feb 6, 2007

LOS ANGELES -- Chris Petrikin has joined Twentieth Century Fox as Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications. The announcement was made by Pam Levine and Tony Sella, Co-Presidents Domestic Theatrical Marketing.

Petrikin joins the studio from the William Morris Agency where he served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications since October 2002. A former journalist, he previously served the Writers Guild of America, west as Executive Editor, Publications. Prior to that, Petrikin worked as a freelance contributor to the Los Angeles Times, Premiere Magazine, Salon.com, and National Public Radio. From December 1999 to April 2001, Petrikin worked as Film Editor for Inside.com, and Executive Editor of Inside Magazine. Before that, he spent five years working at Variety and Daily Variety, where he served as a reporter and editor. He is a graduate of Tulane University.

"Chris is a strategic thinker who brings a unique blend of entertainment business knowledge and journalism experience to the table," said Sella. "He will be an invaluable asset to the company."

At Fox, Petrikin will oversee the studio's internal and external corporate communications and strategy as well as its corporate advertising, and charitable projects.

"I'm truly excited about working with everyone at Fox," said Petrikin. "This is a company that I have long admired for its creativity and business acumen. There's a dynamic and unique culture on the lot and the studio is incredibly successful. I look forward to being part of Fox's future success."

Twentieth Century Fox is a unit of Fox Filmed Entertainment, a unit of Fox Entertainment Group. One of the world's largest producers and distributors of motion pictures, Fox Filmed Entertainment produces, acquires and distributes motion pictures throughout the world. These motion pictures are produced or acquired by the following units of FFE: Twentieth Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox Atomic, and Twentieth Century Fox Animation.