Jon Gordon Named named President of Production, Universal Pictures

Posted on September 2, 2005

Veteran production executive Jon Gordon has been named President of Production, Universal Pictures, joining recently named President of Production Donna Langley. The two executives will work in tandem, overseeing the development and production of the studios motion pictures. Langley and Gordon will both report directly to Stacey Snider, Chairman Universal Pictures. Gordon, who is currently Co-President of Production at Miramax Films, will start with Universal in October. Gordon joined Miramax as an intern in 1990 and two years later began working as assistant to Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein. In 1995 he was named Director of Production. From there Gordon rose steadily through the production executive ranks, serving as Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President and finally Co-President, Production, working alongside Meryl Poster. President of Production, Donna Langley was promoted from her position as Executive Vice President, Production Universal Pictures in April 2005.

Melania Trump Reads The Little Rabbit by Nicola Killen for Easter

Val Kilmer Publishing Memoir with Simon & Schuster

Cats Film Could Boost Interest in T.S. Eliot's Poetry Despite Box Office Losses

Christopher Paolini to Publish Science Fiction Novel with Tor Books

Scholastic to Publish The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes