Tom McCarthy, executive vice president of post-production services at Sony Pictures Entertainment, is retiring after a three-decade career with the studio.
Kimberly Jimenez will now be promoted to fill her shoes in a new role as senior vice president of post-production services at the studio. The news was shared Thursday in a memo with staff from Jon Hookstratten, executive vice president of administration and operations. McCarthy and Jimenez’s transition period will begin immediately.
“Tommy” McCarthy headed SPE’s sound mixing and editorial departments and served as editor of shows such as “How the West Was Won”, “CHiPS” and “Logan’s Run”. In 1992 he won an Oscar for sound editing for “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”. He is also a BAFTA winner for ‘Out of Africa’.
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“Tommy’s contributions to SPE and the impact he has had on the industry and those who have been fortunate enough to work with him are immeasurable. He and his team have created a culture that reflects the best in the industry,” Hookstratten wrote in his note. “Kimberly is a 30-year veteran of the post-sound industry. She came to Sony in 2018 with extensive experience leading post-sound teams including those at NBC Universal, Soundelux and Todd-AO, where she started in the billing department and was elevated to senior vice president of sound editorial services. I look forward to seeing Kimberly’s continued leadership and commitment to our team and post-production facilities. first class.
McCarthy began his career in 1975 at MGM Studios and eventually became a supervising sound editor. In 1985 he formed the independent sound company The Sound Choice and ran it until he joined SPE five years later and has been with the studio ever since.
McCarthy most recently managed the studios’ writing and sound mixing departments and oversaw the creation of soundtracks for television and film. He also facilitated technical collaboration between studio sound facilities and Sony Corporation engineering teams to support the development of consumer and professional products.
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McCarthy is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a former member of its Executive Sound Branch Board. He is also a member of the Television Academy and sits on the executive committee of the Sound Peer Group. He is currently president of the Motion Picture Sound Editors and a member of the Cinema Audio Society.
McCarthy also comes from a family with a long history in the entertainment industry. Her father, Thomas J. McCarthy, was a picture editor who became executive vice president of worldwide postproduction for Columbia Pictures. His wife, Roxanne, worked as a sound editor and supervising sound editor for many years.