BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cast & Crew Entertainment Services, the premier provider of technology-enabled payroll and production-management services to the entertainment industry, today announced the appointment of Alex Godelman as the company’s Chief Technology Officer.
With deep roots in the entertainment, media and finance industries, Godelman brings to Cast & Crew a strong background in engineering and product-development as well as a track record of success delivering web-based products and services. Most recently, he was Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Sony New Media Solutions in New York, after earlier serving as CTO at Evolve Media (formerly Gorilla Nation Media). Godelman is an active mentor in the local technology community, serving on the board of directors and advisors of ParaScale, DRESR and SweetyHigh. His many tech-focused accomplishments over the years include receiving the 2010 CTO Rock Star Award from the Los Angeles Chapter of TechExecs and a certification in Lean and Scrum.
“Cast & Crew is currently deeply engaged on the technology front, developing new digital products to better service our clients and recently acquiring Final Draft, the industry standard for screenwriting software,” said Eric Belcher, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We are delighted to welcome Alex to the team at this important time, and we look forward to the leadership he will provide Cast & Crew on the technology front.”
Cast & Crew, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, is supported in its technology initiatives by majority shareholder Silver Lake Partners, the global leader in technology investing, which acquired Cast & Crew in mid-2015.
“Alex joins Cast & Crew to head its Technology activities at a time when the company is positioning itself for long-term industry leadership,” said Ajei Gopal, Operating Partner at Silver Lake Partners, who works across the firm’s portfolio companies to drive growth initiatives and operational improvements. “We believe his experience in developing and delivering new products and services aligns perfectly with Cast & Crew’s current digital focus.”
Godelman’s areas of responsibility include Software Engineering, Infrastructure & Operations, Service Delivery and Product Development. He will be responsible for leading Cast & Crew’s technology vision, driving the company’s strategic initiatives, focusing on core products and partnering with others to develop and deploy new products and services.
“Cast & Crew is best in the business, with a dynamic team and a decades-long reputation for client service,” Godelman said. “We also have a clear and disruptive technology vision that’s going to drive the industry’s transition to digital from manual. I’m thrilled to join the company to lead this effort, and I especially look forward to continuing to build our internal capability with the best talent available. ”
About Cast & Crew
Cast & Crew Entertainment Services,
LLC (www.castandcrew.com)
is the premier provider of technology-enabled payroll and
production-management services to the entertainment industry. Cast &
Crew’s services include payroll processing, residuals processing,
workers’ compensation services, labor relations, production incentives
and production tax credit financing. Cast & Crew’s PSL production
accounting software is the industry-leading accounting application
serving the needs of the film, television and digital media industries.
The company was founded in 1976, and its corporate headquarters are in
Burbank, California.
About Silver Lake
Silver Lake is the global leader in
technology investing, with over $26 billion in combined assets under
management and committed capital. The firm’s portfolio of investments
collectively generates more than $85 billion of revenue annually and
employs more than 200,000 people globally. Silver Lake has a team of
approximately 100 investment and value creation professionals located in
Menlo Park, New York, San Mateo, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. The firm’s
current portfolio includes leading technology and technology-enabled
businesses such as Alibaba Group, Avaya, Broadcom Limited, Cast & Crew,
Ctrip, Dell, Global Blue, GoDaddy, Intelsat, Motorola Solutions, Quorum
Business Solutions, Red Ventures, Sabre, SMART Modular, SolarWinds,
Vantage Data Centers, and WME/IMG. For more information about Silver
Lake and its entire portfolio, please visit www.silverlake.com.
