Marvel COO leaves for Legendary Entertainment


Marvel Studio’s Tim Connors defects to Legendary as COO
Marvel’s Rob Steffens & David Galluzi take on more responsibility

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Legendary Entertainment has appointed Tim Connors to the role of Chief Operating Officer for the company. I hear Marvel is fine with this move. Tim Connors has been there from the beginning but “it was time for him to move on,” an insider tells me.

I’ve just learned exclusively that taking his place at Marvel Studios will be David Galluzzi whow as recently promoted to chief counsel and now will be assuming Connors’ business affairs role, too. And the remainder of Connors’ duties will be assumed by Rob Steffens who is EVP Of Operations And Planning for Marvel Entertainment and is General Manager of Operations And Finance for Marvel Studios. This move bolsters Steffens’ role at Disney where I hear he’s well-liked and being groomed for bigger things. None of this is in the Legendary press release: continue
by Nikki Finke

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