Newly-minted Sony Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra has made his first significant hire since taking office — naming Jon Hookstratten as Executive Vice President of Administration and Operations.
The former EVP of Fox Broadcast Distribution joins the Sony team effective immediately, reporting directly to Vinciquerra.
“Jon will work directly with me on coordination of SPE’s day-to-day operations as well as the development and implementation of our business strategies, corporately and within our lines of business,” Vinciquerra said.
Hookstratten previously held senior positions at Fox, NBCUniversal and the CBS Corporation. A lawyer by trade, Hookstratten got his start representing and advising on-air talent and professional athletes. He also oversaw business affairs for Johnny Carson’s production company.
Read a memo obtained by TheWrap from Vinciquerra to his staff:
I am pleased to announce that Jon Hookstratten will be joining the studio as Executive Vice President of Administration and Operations for SPE, effective Monday, July 10, reporting to me.
Jon will work directly with me on coordination of SPE’s day-to-day operations as well as the development and implementation of our business strategies, corporately and within our lines of business.
I know Jon well from our time together at CBS, Fox and other stops along the way. He is a terrific executive with broad experience and insight not just in television networks, but in the entertainment space overall. A lawyer by trade, and with over 25 years of experience in the industry, Jon has worked with some of the biggest businesses in the entertainment space, and has held leadership roles in distribution, business affairs, human resources and other critical business functions.
Jon most recently served as EVP, Broadcast Distribution, at Fox Networks Group. There he oversaw relationships with station owners, general managers, programming departments, and sales organizations for all 207 company-affiliated stations, and drove extensive growth over a five-year period. Prior to that, Jon was EVP, Network Distribution for Fox Broadcasting Company, EVP Administration and Operations for NBCUniversal, and Senior Vice President of Business Affairs at Eyemark Entertainment, a division of CBS Corporation. Earlier in his career, as a lawyer at Hookstratten and Hookstratten, Jon represented and advised on-air talent and professional athletes, and oversaw business affairs for Johnny Carson’s production company.
Please join me in welcoming Jon when he arrives next month.