RHI Names Interim Management Team

NEW YORK: RHI Entertainment has put in place new members for the office of the CEO, following the exit of president and CEO Robert Halmi, Jr. announced earlier this month.

In the wake of the departure of Halmi, Jr., along with the exit of COO Peter von Gal, RHI has named a new interim management team. The office of the CEO now includes industry veterans Mike Corrigan, David Salzman and Stewart Till, all of whom previously served on the company’s board of directors.

Corrigan is a former CFO of MGM, while Salzman, co-founder of Lorimar Telepictures, was CEO of four successful entertainment and media companies. Till is currently non-executive chair at Icon UK and chair of Skillset. His previous roles have included president of international at Polygram, chair of the UK Film Council and chief executive at UIP.

Gabriel de Alba, the chairman of the board of directors at RHI, commented: "This triumvirate of top-notch executives is eminently equipped to assume the interim leadership of RHI and establish a lasting foundation for not only maintaining its position as the leading provider of original long-form productions but also as a global supplier of a wider range of content across the full media spectrum." De Alba added: “The ownership of the company views its investment in and commitment to RHI as a platform for the creation of a broad based television content production and distribution company."

“We are excited about the opportunity to lead the organization to the next level,” said Corrigan, Salzman and Till in a joint statement. “We will leverage the company’s tremendous team and existing asset base, reach out to the creative community as never before and use the substantial financial capital available to us to build on the framework already in place.”