New President of Distribution for Paramount Pictures

Moving Up: Wayne Lewellen has been named president of distribution for Paramount Pictures’ motion picture group. He will report to Barry London, president of worldwide distribution. Lewellen already oversees domestic distribution for the studio. His new duties will include working with United International Pictures, Paramount’s joint-owned foreign-distribution arm.

David Gross has left 20th Century Fox as vice president of international marketing and distribution.

Gross was responsible for international marketing at Fox for three years, including international campaigns on such movies as the two “Home Alone” films and “Sleeping With the Enemy.”

Michael T. Skewes was named general manager of Triumph Releasing Corp.’s Columbia TriStar Films of Canada unit.

He will oversee sales, billing and collections of TriStar, Columbia Pictures and Triumph Releasing movies shown in Canada. Triumph is part of Culver City-based Sony Pictures.

Riki Calosso is Sony Pictures Entertainment’s new vice president of disbursement services. She will oversee accounts payable, purchase order administration and other functions for most Sony Pictures units.