Jon Rutherford Joins Distribution Team at Tricon

TORONTO: Tricon Films & Television has appointed former Portfolio Entertainment sales executive Jon Rutherford as VP of international sales and acquisitions.

Rutherford will be responsible for all aspects of sales for the company’s factual and scripted catalogue, with a long-term plan to build out Tricon’s kids’ division. He joins a team with Carrie Mudd, the senior VP of development and international sales; Andrea Gorfolova, president; and Lia Dolente, the manager of international sales and publicity. Along with Mudd, Rutherford will also focus on worldwide TV and home-video sales, as well as building digital, new-media and merchandising and licensing strategies.

"It is a natural next step for us to expand into this area," said Gorfolova. "With a mixture of Jon’s experience and Tricon’s ability to produce and distribute successful programming we believe it’s the right strategy for us."
 
"I’m looking forward to working with the Tricon team, and to building and maintaining existing relationships with broadcasters and producers both here in Canada and around the world," commented Rutherford.

Rutherford had been with Portfolio since 2004, where he was responsible for worldwide sales and acquisitions. Prior to this, he served as operations supervisor for Technicolor Creative Services’ Toronto location.