MPAA Names Gail MacKinnon Executive Vice President for Government Affairs
WASHINGTON – Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) CEO Charles H. Rivkin today announced the appointment of Gail MacKinnon as Executive Vice President for Government Affairs. MacKinnon will report to Rivkin and oversee the MPAA’s government relations portfolio and policy agenda. She will join the MPAA on November 13, 2017.
“Gail is a deeply respected and skilled government relations professional and keen strategist who brings a wealth of bipartisan policy experience in the telecommunications and media arena, said Rivkin. “The American film and television industry supports 2 million jobs and 88,000 small businesses in the United States, and Gail will be a tireless advocate for the hardworking Americans who are the backbone of our creative economy.”
Most recently, MacKinnon served as Executive Vice President and Chief Government Relations Officer for Time Warner Cable, leading the company’s agenda in Washington. MacKinnon’s career includes senior positions with Turner Broadcasting, TCI, CBS, Viacom, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA), and Time Warner, providing her with unique insights from both the content creation and distribution elements of the media and entertainment industry. She began her career working for Representative Jack Fields (R-TX), who chaired the House Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications, and is a board member of the Shakespeare Theater.
“I am thrilled to join the MPAA at this moment of continued transformation for the film and television industry,” MacKinnon said. “As creative companies are embracing and driving new technology to serve consumers in so many exciting new ways in the face of growing competition, we are at a critical juncture. I am excited to join the leadership of MPAA to ensure that federal, state, and local government policy actions ensure that the industry can continue to support economic growth and job creation here at home and a burgeoning trade surplus abroad while entertaining, educating, and inspiring audiences every day.”
MacKinnon succeeds Joanna McIntosh, who became Senior Vice President for Government Affairs at NCTA in September 2017.
About the MPAA
The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) serves as the voice and advocate of the American motion picture, home video, and television industries from its offices in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Its members include: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; Paramount Pictures Corporation; Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.; Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation; Universal City Studios LLC; and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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For more information, contact:
MPAA Washington, D.C.
Chris Ortman
202-293-1966
Chris_Ortman@motionpictures.org