Adrian Smith is retiring as chief of domestic distribution at Sony Pictures, closing a 35-year run at the studio.
He will be succeeded by Adam Bergerman, EVP and General Sales Manager at Sony.
“It’s been an agonizing decision, but I’ve been so privileged to grow here alongside so many remarkable colleagues, and I’m proud of what we were able to achieve with our partners in exhibition through some of the most challenged times this industry has ever seen,” Smith said in a memo to Sony employees on Thursday.
Smith joined Sony in 1989 as western district manager for TriStar Pictures, having previously worked at 20th Century Fox on the studio side and at Mann Theatres and United Artists on the exhibitor side.