Sony taps Cookson for studio technology post
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Christopher J. Cookson has been named president of Sony Pictures Technologies, a newly-created position where he will help shape the studio’s technology policy.
Cookson will report to Michael Lynton, chief executive and chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Amy Pascal, co-chairman. Previously, he served as chief technology officer for Warner Bros. Entertainment and president of Warner Bros.’ technical operations division. An electrical engineer by training, he holds more than 30 patents, including several involving DVDs.
“So much is changing in the way we make movies and television, the way we distribute it, the way we store it and the way people are able to use it when they get home,” Cookson said. “I can’t imagine there’s a more exciting time to be involved in trying to reframe how the industry is going to develop in its next phase.”
Cookson said he was looking forward to once again working with Sony Corp.’s chairman and chief executive, Howard Stringer, with whom he worked as vice president and general manager of operations and engineering for CBS television in New York.
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