Paramount Skydance on Monday promoted two veteran labor relations execs, Nicole Lang and Sheldon Kasdan, to lead a new standalone division responsible for navigating the company’s relationships with entertainment unions.
Both have long tenures with the company. Lang has been head of industrial relations at Paramount Pictures since 2013, while Kasdan has been a top labor executive at CBS for a decade. Both will be co-heads of industrial relations for Paramount Skydance, reporting directly to Makan Delrahim, the company’s chief legal officer.
“Nicole and Sheldon have played a key role in navigating recent labor negotiations and strengthening our relationships with our partners across the industry,” Delrahim said in a statement. “Elevating Industrial Relations to a standalone division reflects both the importance of this work and our confidence in their continued leadership.”
Lang will be responsible for labor relations on behalf of the motion picture division and studio backlot operations, while Kasdan will do likewise for the company’s TV and media division. Both have long experiencing partnering with other studios through the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
“We’re incredibly grateful for our longstanding partnerships with the unions and guilds, and for the company’s recognition of Industrial Relations as a critical function that supports our business and our people,” the pair said in a joint statement. “We look forward to building on these relationships.”
