United Talent Agency Confirms Shake-Up

United Talent Agency confirmed it has reorganized its executive structure, with President Marty Bauer stepping down in favor of a seven-member committee.

Bauer will be on that committee along with agents Jeremy Zimmer, Gary Cosay, Gavin Polone, Nick Stevens, Jim Berkus and Peter Benedek. Daily Variety reported that the change was announced to UTA’s staff late Friday.

UTA is a fast-growing agency representing such stars as Jim Carrey and Kelsey Grammer.

* Pat Wyatt has been named president of Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising.

* Richard Palmese will join Arista Records as senior vice president of promotion. Palmese, who lost his job at MCA three months ago in a corporate shake-up, worked at Arista before he joined MCA in 1983.

* Mark Hartsell has been named group director of consumer products for Saban Children’s Entertainment Group.

* The Times on Friday incorrectly spelled the name of Westwood One Chairman Norman Pattiz, recently elected as president of the Broadcast Education Assn.