Top Machinima Exec Sanjay Sharma Departs for New Gig (Exclusive)

Sharma helped build one of the first massive networks on YouTube

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Top Machinima executive Sanjay Sharma has left the online video company for a new job, according to individuals close to the company. Sharma has been at Machinima since the beginning, an EVP who shaped strategy for one of YouTube’s first giant networks.

Also read: Machinima’s New CEO Chad Gutstein: How the Internet Startup is Like Cable

The former Warner Bros. executive planned to leave Machinima after Allen DeBevoise stepped out of a day-to-day role at the company he helped found. Former Ovation COO Chad Gutstein took the reins from DeBevoise in March.

When TheWrap spoke with Sharma at the premiere of a recent show, he said the company had  settled down after a couple rounds of layoffs.

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