Fulcrum Media Finance appoints Sally Caplan as executive chair, Zach Parker named CEO
Fulcrum Media Finance has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Sally Caplan as executive chair and Zach Parker as CEO.
The announcement:
Fulcrum Media Finance, the market leading debt financier for local film and television screen production, has announced the appointment of Sally Caplan to the newly created role of executive chair of Fulcrum.
Sally joins Fulcrum Media Finance having had more than 30 years of experience in the screen industry, including eight years as the head of content at Screen Australia. Sally began her career as a solicitor specialising in entertainment law until 1995 and has worked across film production finance, development, acquisition, production and distribution in the UK and Australia. Her previous roles include managing director of eOne International, where she set up and oversaw its international film sales operations out of London and head of the premiere fund at the UK Film Council. Sally is currently a screen consultant and a board director of the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Fulcrum has also announced that CEO Tim Phillips is departing the company to take on a senior industry role in production. Zach Parker, who has been at Fulcrum for over four years, and is a highly respected executive in the industry, has been appointed CEO and will begin in his new position on Tim’s departure at the beginning of May.
As head of legal & business affairs at Fulcrum Media Finance, Zach has worked closely with Fulcrum’s clients to successfully negotiate, draft and close the legal documentation for all film and television projects financed by Fulcrum. In this role, Zach has overseen the financing of over 150 Australian film and television projects including premium film and television projects such as The Bluey Movie, Last King of the Cross, Fake and the upcoming Together and One More Shot. Alongside Tim Phillips, Zach set up Fulcrum’s entry into the gaming market and Digital Games Tax Offset financing. Before joining Fulcrum, Zach worked as a lawyer at Simpsons Solicitors, a boutique entertainment and media law firm, acting for local and international producers, financiers and talent.
Barry Sechos, director of Fulcrum Media Finance, commented: “Fulcrum is honoured to have attracted a candidate of the calibre of Sally Caplan to the newly created role of Executive Chair. Sally is a hugely experienced and beloved figure in the Australian film and television marketplace and brings a wealth of experience in film financing and production. The Board of Fulcrum would like to thank Tim for his substantial contribution to the continued growth of Fulcrum as one of the leading film financiers in the Australia and New Zealand marketplace. With Tim’s decision to pursue a career in film production, Zach Parker shone out as a natural replacement as CEO, with his deep understanding of production finance, passion for the sector and his strong relationships with the industry. The Board of Fulcrum welcomes Zach’s appointment to this role.”
Fulcrum Media Finance has, since it was established in 2008, supported more than 450 Australian and New Zealand screen productions and has advanced in excess of A$840 million in total loans to Australian and New Zealand production companies.
Barry Sechos and Emile Sherman continue as Fulcrum Media Finance directors.
Source: TM Publicity
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