Lions Gate Names James Barge To Succeed Retiring CFO James Keegan - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (LGF) announced Friday that it has appointed James Barge as its Chief Financial Officer effective October 1, reporting to Lionsgate Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer.

The company also said that James Keegan will retire from the position as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 1, 2013. However, the company has asked him to remain as a consultant until January 3, 2014 to assist with the transition to his successor.

Barge served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Viacom Inc. from 2010-2012 and Executive Vice President, Controller, Tax and Treasury, from 2008-2010. Previously, he had a 13-year tenure at Time Warner, ultimately serving as Time Warner Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to his tenure at Viacom and Time Warner, Barge spent 13 years at Ernst & Young, where he rose to the positions of industry leader of the Consumer Products Group and Regional Partner.