Warner taps Salabe as Italo chief

ROME -- Paolo Ferrari will step lower as topper at Warner Bros. Entertainment Italia, that has hired Barbara Salabe to exchange the longtime studio professional. Ferrari, among Italy's respected film industryites, is retiring following a 21-year career with Warner Bros. in Italia. He'll remain using the studio until spring 2012. Salabe will join Warner Bros. on November. 7 from her current role as controlling director of Stage Entertainment. For the reason that role she setup the Italo operation of Europe's leading musical production company, founded by Joop Van living room Ende. Just before her tenure at Stage Entertainment, she spent 4 years as senior Vice president and controlling director, Turner Broadcasting System Italia. Salabe, who definitely are located in Rome, may have general oversight of Warner Bros. activities in Italia, including theatrical and home video production, marketing and distribution of both studio and native-language films, television distribution, consumer items, digital distribution and interactive entertainment. Warner Bros. also presently handles theatrical releases of The new sony product in Italia. Salabe will are accountable to chairman and Boss Craig Meyer, through Richard Fox, executive Vice president, worldwide, Warner Bros. "Barbara comes with an outstanding status within the Italian entertainment industry, as well as an impressive breadth of expertise across a variety of industries, including our sister company, Turner," stated Meyer. "I'm confident our Italian companies will thrive and grow under her leadership." Ferrari retires following a distinguished career within the Italian entertainment industry, spanning nearly five decades. Just before joining Warner Bros. Italia, Ferrari labored at Columbia Tri-Star Films Italia for 11 years. Before that, he spent 17 years at MGM. Ferrari is really a former leader of Italian film association ANICA, as well as Italy's anti-piracy association FAPAV. Contact Nick Vivarelli at nvivarelli@gmail.com