Peter D. Wilkes has been named senior...

Peter D. Wilkes has been named senior vice president of communications at Sony Pictures Entertainment. Wilkes will manage global media relations and day-to-day press operations for the Culver City-based company.

Wilkes joined Sony’s New York office in 1988 as director of corporate communications. He relocated to its West Coast headquarters in 1990. Prior to that, Wilkes worked at Ogilvy & Mather Public Relations Group.