Castle Rock Pictures Names Marketing Chief

Continuing a fury of executive appointments following its acquisition by Turner Broadcasting System, Castle Rock Pictures has named Jim Fredrick president of marketing.

Fredrick most recently was Castle Rock’s head of advertising. He previously was an executive vice president at Frankfurt Gips Balkind and a senior producer at Intralink, where he worked on campaigns for such Castle Rock films as “City Slickers” and “Misery.”

Castle Rock Pictures is the film production unit of Castle Rock Entertainment.

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