Doug Allen Out at SAG

LOS ANGELES: The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has ousted its chief negotiator and national executive director, Doug Allen, and has split the position into two separate posts.

Former Guild general counsel David White takes over as interim national executive director, while longtime Guild senior advisor John T. McGuire serves as chief negotiator. SAG also replaced its TV/theatrical negotiating committee with a taskforce directed to complete its current negotiations on behalf of the board of directors. All changes are effective immediately. 

"This is a difficult time for Screen Actors Guild and a particularly challenging period for working actors," said White.  "I am deeply committed to the Guild and its members and I believe that, working with the national board, we can help guide this transition."

"I look forward to working closely with this talented and dedicated staff, many of whom I know well from my years as the Guild’s general counsel," he added.