[Infowarrior] - Top Obama official to replace Chris Dodd as MPAA head

[Richard Forno]

Top Obama official to replace Chris Dodd as MPAA head

By John Bowden - 04/28/17 06:11 PM EDT 39

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/331176-top-obama-official-to-take-over-mpaa-from-retiring-chris-dodd

Former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) is leaving the Motion Picture Association of America, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.

The decision to step down from the lobbying arm for top Hollywood studios was mutual and Dodd was ready to retire, one source told the paper. However, some studio executives were unhappy with Dodd's leadership, according to the report.

Dodd will be replaced by Charles Rivkin, a top official at the State Department under former President Barack Obama.

Dodd took over the organization at the request of the six major film studios in 2011 after serving 36 years in Congress. Dodd's salary at the MPAA was a reported $3.3 million in 2013, according to his tax records.

His replacement is no novice in the entertainment industry. Rivkin, who also served as ambassador to France and Monaco, formerly ran Jim Henson Co., the namesake company of Jim Henson, creator of "The Muppets."