PARAMOUNT NAMES SEJIN CRONINGER AS EVP OF WORLDWIDE ACQUISITIONS

Paramount Pictures has appointed Sejin Croninger to EVP of Worldwide Acquisitions. She is scheduled to report to Paramount Motion Picture Group's President Emma Watts, beginning 8th September.  “Sejin is an exemplary acquisitions executive with a long and impressive track record,” Watts said. “She has impeccable taste, a deep well of relationships and is as savvy as they come. I am thrilled to have her on board.”

Croninger’s new responsibilities consist of overseeing the Global Content Acquisitions group, including theatrical and home media acquisitions for both, local and international markets, along with remake rights. She will also direct global content acquisitions for intended distribution across theatrical and ancillary platforms in domestic and international markets. 

One of the most crucial tasks she will take on is to develop, strengthen, and nurture relationships with key content owners in the acquisition's department, such as talent agents, global sales agents, independent producers/production companies, and licensed property rights holders.

Before joining Paramount, Croninger served as Senior Vice President for NBCUniversal Pictures' content group in North America. She contributed her senior leadership to the launch of a new mini indie studio under Universal Filmed Entertainment's umbrella. She also spent several years working as a Senior Vice President of worldwide acquisitions at Entertainment One. Other previous experiences include her job as an acquisitions consultant for Paramount Pictures and Director of Acquisitions and Production for New Line Cinema.