Cast & Crew Entertainment Services, a provider of technology-enabled payroll and production-management services to the entertainment industry, has brought Andrew Patterson on board as chief technology officer.
Patterson joins Cast & Crew from PayPal Holdings, Inc. in San Jose, where he was sr. director, transaction engineering, for the past three years. He will sit on the executive committee and report directly to Eric Belcher, Cast & Crew’s president and CEO. As Cast & Crew’s new CTO, he will oversee several critical areas, including the corporate technology and security teams. He also will direct and manage the company’s engineering team and its development of Cast & Crew’s digital products.
Prior to PayPal, Patterson was the CTO at Mercury Payment Systems (now Vantiv Integrated Payments). Earlier, he spent more than eight years at Toronto-based Moneris Solutions, Canada’s largest payment processor, rising to the level of VP, payments software and emerging products. Previously, he was director, software development for Paradata Systems Inc. for eight years.
AICP Sets National and Regional Boards For 2025
The results of the AICP National and Regional Board elections are in. On the AICP National Board, all four incumbents were re-elected to serve a two-year term. The three general members director at large seats were won by Yvette Cobarrubias of Cosmo Street, Gloria Pitagorsky of Heard City and Frank Scherma of RadicalMedia. Margaret Capossela of NEED Financial was re-elected as an associate member director at large. At the year-end AICP National Board meeting, Tabitha Mason-Elliott of BARK BARK was re-elected chairperson of the Board, while Sally Campbell was re-elected vice chairperson. Lisa Mehling of Chelsea continues as immediate past chairperson; Robert Fernandez of Moxie Pictures continues as treasurer. To view the full AICP National Board, click here.
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The regional boards of AICP identify, discuss and address issues of concern nationally and to members in the region. In addition, regional boards spearhead educational initiatives and community building.
On the East Board, Shelby Ross of Group Thrpy was elected to serve as president, while Lauren Hertzberg of Cut+Run was elected VP. Ross succeeds Gloria Pitagorsky of Heard City; he previously served as VP of the board. Robert Fernandez of Moxie Pictures continues as regional representative to the National Board.
Dana Villarreal of Sound Lounge was newly elected as a general member director; incumbents Robert Fernandez, Moxie Pictures; Chris Franklin, Big Sky; Mark Kovacs, Bodega; Geoffrey Ollwerther, Station Film; Gloria Pitagorsky, Heard City; and Erica Thompson, Work Editorial were all re-elected. Kim Berzak, Wrapbook; Scott Taylor, Taylor & Taylor; and Richard Stern, Bloom Hochberg & Co., P.C. were... Read More