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Amazon Studios Expands Duties For Business Affairs Head Dan Scharf

Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke is making one more structural tweak to her team. Salke announced Thursday that Dan Scharf, VP and head of global business affairs, will now also oversee production, studio operations, casting, and studios music. 

Scharf, who had already reported to Salke, will continue to do so. The production, studio operations, casting and studios music had previously reported to Amazon Studios’ Albert Cheng. But Cheng, who previously was COO of Amazon Studios, was promoted to Vice President of Amazon Prime Video U.S. in September, and now reports to Mike Hopkins, senior vice president of Prime Video and Amazon Studios. 

Scharf has been with Amazon Studios in 2013, negotiating deals including “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “The Boys,” “Coming 2 America” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” His oversight has included…

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