Columbia TriStar Names Marketing President

Robert Levin has been named president of worldwide marketing for Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Cos., a unit of Sony Pictures. Levin replaces Sid Ganis, who is setting up a production company that will be based at Sony.

Levin had a 10-year career at Walt Disney Co. and most recently was president of marketing at Savoy Pictures.

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