Sucherman Group Expands With Sports Entertainment and International Search and Consulting Practices

NEW YORK, LONDON, January 16, 2019 (Newswire.com) - ​Sucherman Group, the leading consulting and executive search firm in media and entertainment, announced today that it has appointed Simon Pollock to Managing Director, International, based in London; and Charles Gould to Managing Director, Sports, based in New York.

These newly-created roles mark the official launch of the firm's Sports Entertainment and International practices and follow closely on the heels of the company's expansion to Silicon Valley and Silicon Beach. Adding to its roster of long-standing clients such as Disney, NBCUniversal and WarnerMedia, the firm recently completed projects for companies including Netflix, Amazon, and Google.

“For more than 30 years, Sucherman Group has helped companies make the right moves with the right strategy, the right organizational structure and the right executives," said CEO Erik Sorenson. "With Simon and Charles on our team, we are now positioned to fully extend that top notch advice and service to the sports industry and companies around the world."

Stuart F. Sucherman, Chairman and Founder, said, “We have great confidence that Simon and Charles will serve our global and sports industry clients with the same qualities of integrity, honesty and discretion that have defined our success for the past three decades."

Gould will lead the company's Sports Entertainment practice, charged with delivering on the growing demand from this rapidly-changing sector of the entertainment business. Building on the company's unrivalled expertise with TV, Film and Digital companies, Gould and his team will help sports entertainment brands with talent recruitment and organizational design that best positions them to navigate the issues and opportunities presented by new technologies and rapidly shifting consumer behavior. In 2018 alone, Sucherman has welcomed the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, and Baltimore Orioles as new clients, adding to past work with the NFL, WWE, USTA, NY Mets, SNY, NBC Sports and City Football Group. 

Charles Gould said: "Like the media and entertainment industry, the sports business is being disrupted by technology advancements and cultural changes. Stuart and Erik have an incredible track record of success helping companies navigate the dynamics that are redefining these industries. I'm proud to be joining to lead this burgeoning practice and build on that legacy of relentless client service."

Pollock will lead the firm’s international practice, providing worldwide executive search and consulting services to U.S.-based companies while also supporting international companies expanding in the U.S. The acquisition grows out of a partnership established between the two companies last year. During that time, the team delivered on a number of mandates, including helping secure a London-based executive for a Los Angeles entertainment company -- and at the same time leading a project for a Paris-based company looking for a senior business leader in the U.S.

Pollock said, “I have great admiration for Erik and Stuart and what they have built. In my new leadership role, I hope to extend their unique approach to consulting and search around the world, achieving success not only for our firm, but, most importantly, for our clients."

About Simon Pollock

Pollock has more than 30 years of media and entertainment industry experience, having held senior international roles at Disney, Sony and A&E Networks. Before founding Simon Pollock & Co., he was the London-based head of Practice, Media and Entertainment for global search firm Heidrick & Struggles, based in London. Simon also has served on the board of OSN (the leading provider of PayTV in the Middle East) in Dubai.

About Charles Gould

Most recently Gould was Managing Director of Ascendent Executive Search, part of Stephen Ross’ RSE Ventures (which includes the Miami Dolphins and ICC). His experience has included work on behalf of Raptor Group, Teneo, USA Rugby, Relevent Sports, F.C. Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Dentsu Aegis Network, and Chime Sports Marketing. Charles comes to executive search naturally.  His father is a founding partner of Lygon Group in London, a boutique search firm focused on board-level and C-suite searches, where Charles worked for nearly three years before joining Ascendent. Early in his career, Charles was an executive search consultant in the financial services sector, working for clients such as Barclays Capital and J.P. Morgan.  

About Sucherman Group

Sucherman Group was founded in 1987 by its Chairman, Stuart F. Sucherman. Led by Chief Executive Officer Erik Sorenson, Sucherman Group has been driving success for premier companies in the media and entertainment sectors and major executives have sought its services in management consulting and executive search. In the past year, Sucherman Group has served more clients at the intersection of tech and media, along with consulting work for major media companies and several tech startups. With offices on both U.S. coasts, the firm’s primary focus is to work with C-Suite creative elements within these organizations to generate business and programming strategies, re-design organizational structures and decision-making processes, to provide 360-degree feedback and manage and recruit key executives.


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