Paul Hanneman, Fox’s worldwide head of marketing and distribution for its film division, is departing the studio. He decided not to renew his contract but will stay on the job until October.
The new contract would have had Hanneman go back to overseeing international distribution amid a recent executive shakeup at the studio.
Stacey Snider will take over the top job from outgoing chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos. Fox’s executive VP of international distribution, Craig Dehmel, recently left the studio.
James and Lachlan Murdoch, sons of Rupert, were behind the studio’s reorganization. Snider will assume the top film executive role when Gianopulos’ contract ends on June 30, 2017.
Marc Weinstock currently serves as Fox’s president of domestic marketing, while Chris Aronson handles domestic distribution for the studio.
Fox is currently third among the majors studios in domestic box office with a 15 percent share of the market for 2016, recording $1.1 billion in grosses off of hits like “Deadpool.” That’s an improvement from 2015, when Fox finished fourth with a 11.3 percent market share.