Exclusive: Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Saturday, has installed a new CEO and board of directors.
Bart Schwartz, whose business career has not included any significant media or entertainment experience, is stepping in to replace Bill Rouhana as CEO. Schwartz will also be one of three new members of the company’s board of directors.
The news was relayed to employees in an email this morning. The roughly 1,000 workers at the company also are awaiting word from a Delaware bankruptcy court about Csse’s request for a “debtor in possession” loan, which would allow them to make payroll after a 10-day drought.
Schwartz is a founder and the chairman of Guidepost Solutions, a New York firm providing investigations, monitoring, compliance, security technology and risk management services. For more than 30 years, the former federal prosecutor has managed sensitive and complex matters for government agencies,...
Bart Schwartz, whose business career has not included any significant media or entertainment experience, is stepping in to replace Bill Rouhana as CEO. Schwartz will also be one of three new members of the company’s board of directors.
The news was relayed to employees in an email this morning. The roughly 1,000 workers at the company also are awaiting word from a Delaware bankruptcy court about Csse’s request for a “debtor in possession” loan, which would allow them to make payroll after a 10-day drought.
Schwartz is a founder and the chairman of Guidepost Solutions, a New York firm providing investigations, monitoring, compliance, security technology and risk management services. For more than 30 years, the former federal prosecutor has managed sensitive and complex matters for government agencies,...
- 7/1/2024
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
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