Company Town : Peter Aronson Named President of Witt-Thomas Films

Peter B. Aronson has been named president of Witt-Thomas Films, the Warner Bros.-based feature film development and production company.

Aronson, 28, most recently served as co-president of Mayhem Pictures, a comedy feature division of Witt-Thomas Films, where he developed such projects as “Break In” and “Smokejumpers.” Aronson fills the job formerly held by Stuart Oken.

Prior to founding Mayhem for Witt-Thomas in 1994, Aronson was vice president of development for Witt-Thomas TV.

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