James F. Cardwell

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James F. ("Jim") Cardwell [1] is an entertainment industry consultant. [2] He served as president of Warner Home Video from 2002 to 2016. [3] Since his departure from Warner Bros., Cardwell has focused on content production. He was the executive producer of the motion picture Bienvenue Cannes, [4] through his production company TRMC, as well as producer of The Final Season .

From 2009 through 2015 Cardwell served as chairman and CEO of the entertainment film company WR Entertainment. [5]

In January 2016, Cardwell with his colleagues at WR Entertainment took the company public in Norway. [6] In November 2016 the media announced a revolt by a group of WR shareholders, which sought to remove Cardwell as chairman. [7] Following the departure of WR's founder and vice chairman, Ryan Wiik, the next day Cardwell was ousted by the shareholders in a 58% to 42% vote. [8]

In April 2017 Cardwell sued WR Entertainment for breach of contract. [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jim Cardwell and Ed Byrnes named Executive Vice Presidents at Warner Home Video". The Free Library. PR Newswire. 22 January 1993. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Jim Cardwell: ESCA Europe 2009". Entertainment Supply Chain Academy. 14 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Brogliatti, Barbara (8 January 2003). "Warner Home Video veteran James Cardwell has been named President, Warner Home Video". Time Warner.
  4. ↑ "Jim Cardwell IMDB Profile". IMDB.
  5. ↑ Sæter, Kjetil (20 May 2017). "Mannen som ville være Morgen Kane" [The man who would be Morgan Kane] (in Norwegian). Dagens Næringsliv . Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  6. ↑ http://www.h-a.no/kultur/tror-paa-filmdrommen/ [ dead link ]
  7. ↑ Strømmen, Karl (11 Nov 2016). "Opprør i Morgan Kane leiren". DN . Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Ripegutu, Halvor (14 December 2016). "Styreleder og hovedrolleinnhaver ute av styret". Nettavisen . Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Da Morgan Kane-selskapet gikk på børs, ringte styrelederen i bjellen. Nå saksøker han det for over 30 millioner kroner". DN.no. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  10. ↑ Morgan Kane-boss is furious after new lawsuit


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