[Infowarrior] - MPAA Head Stepping Down

[Richard Forno]

  Film Industry Head Glickman Leaves To Head Refugee Organisation

http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2010/01/22/film-industry-head-glickman-leaves-to-head-refugee-organisation/

Motion Picture Association of America head Dan Glickman is moving from  
protecting intellectual property rights to protecting the rights of  
displaced people worldwide. Glickman announced today he will leave his  
position as chairman and CEO of the MPAA on 1 April. Glickman will  
make the leap to become president of Refugees International, an  
advocacy organisation for refugees worldwide. Glickman is no stranger  
to broad career changes, having come to the movie industry after  
serving as President Clinton’s agriculture secretary. Glickman had  
previously stated he would not seek renewal of his contract in  
September 2010.

Bob Pisano, MPAA president and chief operating officer since 2005,  
will become interim CEO, and the search for Glickman’s replacement  
continues. Pisano came to MPAA after heading the Screen Actors Guild,  
and serving at several major movie production companies.

Glickman replaced the vitriolic Jack Valenti in 2004.

The full press release is on the MPAA website, here.