Company Town : Universal Taps Ex-TriStar VP

Universal Pictures said it hired former TriStar executive Kevin Misher as executive vice president of production.

Misher’s appointment had been expected. He will develop and supervise feature film projects at the studio. At TriStar, Misher had been senior vice president of production since 1993, supervising production on such films as “It Could Happen to You” and “Rudy.”

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* Andrew J. Mandell has been named vice president of operations planning at Walt Disney Co.

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