Sony Pictures Entertainment has named Tahra Grant as its Chief Communications Officer. She succeeds Robert Lawson, who will shift to the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, as SVP of Corporate Communications for the Sony Group.
Grant is the first Black woman to hold the post of Chief Communications Officer at a major Hollywood studio, according to Afrotech. She is also the only Black woman to occupy a major studio’s star position.
Grant will report to Tony Vinciquerra, CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, after heading corporate communications for the studio’s Motion Picture Group for the previous eight years.
Grant joined the studio in 2016, and since then, she has “streamlined and sharpened corp comm ops, handling crisis and issues with def skills during Covid and the double strikes, before and after,” according to an Afrotech announcement.
“With her strong relationships and partnership with Tom Rothman [film chief] and our MPG leadership, Tahra has strengthened the narrative around the vitality, sustainability, and forward-looking strategies of our motion picture business while navigating some of the most complicated industry events of our time, including the COVID pandemic and the historic double strikes last year,” said Vinciquerra in a letter to staff members.
“Tahra and Bob will continue to work closely together in their new roles, creating more opportunities for Sony Group Corporation and Sony Pictures Entertainment to align and collaborate at a time when Sony’s entertainment companies are becoming an even greater part of SGC’s overall business,” the letter went on to say.
Grant joined the studio in 2016, and since then, she has “streamlined and sharpened corp comm ops, handling crisis and issues with def skills during Covid and the double strikes, before and after,” according to an Afrotech announcement.
“With her strong relationships and partnership with Tom Rothman [film chief] and our MPG leadership, Tahra has strengthened the narrative around the vitality, sustainability, and forward-looking strategies of our motion picture business while navigating some of the most complicated industry events of our time, including the COVID pandemic and the historic double strikes last year,” said Vinciquerra in a letter to staff members.
“Tahra and Bob will continue to work closely together in their new roles, creating more opportunities for Sony Group Corporation and Sony Pictures Entertainment to align and collaborate at a time when Sony’s entertainment companies are becoming an even greater part of SGC’s overall business,” the letter went on to say.