Gary Barber

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Gary Barber is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Spyglass Media Group, LLC, the independent premium content company he formed in partnership with Lantern Entertainment and strategic investors Warner Bros. Pictures, Eagle Pictures and Cineworld Group in March 2019.

Barber’s career in entertainment spans three decades, where he is regarded for taking the reins of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. in 2010 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, leading its transformational turn-around out of bankruptcy; restoring the studio’s prominence by revitalizing its film and television businesses; expanding its distribution footprint across traditional and digital platforms and posting successive years of profitability. During his tenure, the company earned approximately $2.5 billion of adjusted EBITDA. Under Barber’s leadership, the James Bond franchise, produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, reached record numbers with the release of its 23rd and 24th installments of the long-running franchise for “Skyfall” and “Spectre,” becoming the highest grossing Bond films of all time. Additionally, the enduring Rocky franchise was revived with “Creed” and the studio’s impressive roster of releases and co-productions including: “The Hobbit” Trilogy, “The Magnificent Seven,” “Me Before You,” “21 Jump Street,” and “22 Jump Street.” On the television front, Barber greenlit the award-winning and critically acclaimed scripted drama series “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu), “Fargo” (FX) and “Vikings” (HISTORY).

In 1998, Barber co-founded Spyglass Entertainment, the globally recognized production, finance and distribution company. Well-known for making commercial hits in a wide range of genres, Spyglass Entertainment grossed over $5 billion in worldwide box office to date and amassed more than 34 Oscar® nominations and four wins. Spyglass saw success with such films as “The Sixth Sense,” “Bruce Almighty,” “Wanted,” “Seabiscuit,” “The Vow,” “The Insider,” “G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra,” “Star Trek,” “27 Dresses,” “Shanghai Noon,” and “Four Christmases,” to name a few.

Prior to Spyglass Entertainment, Barber served as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Morgan Creek Productions and President of Vestron International Group.

Barber received his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. Earlier in his career, he practiced as a chartered accountant and a certified public accountant in both South Africa and the U.S. with Price Waterhouse. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for iHeartMedia, the leading audio company in America.

Cheryl Rodman

Chief Legal Officer

Cheryl Rodman joined Spyglass Media Group, LLC, as Chief Legal Officer in March 2019. Rodman is responsible for all corporate matters and business & legal affairs for the company, including strategic growth initiatives, reporting to Gary Barber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Spyglass.

Prior to Spyglass, Rodman held the position of Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., serving on the business and legal affairs team handling major corporate and financial transactions and strategic investments. Previously, Rodman was the General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Spyglass Entertainment, the production, finance and distribution company Barber co-founded in 1998. Prior to joining Spyglass Entertainment, Rodman was an associate of Troop Meisinger Steuber & Pasich and Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP. Rodman holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in Political Science from UCLA, graduating summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa.

Lauren Whitney

President, Television

Lauren Whitney is the President of Television for Spyglass Media Group where she oversees television development & production, for broadcast, cable and OTT services and invigorates the company’s IP and library titles, reporting to Gary Barber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Spyglass.

Whitney comes to Spyglass after a year at Miramax where she was the President of Television. Lauren oversaw the studio’s television development, in addition to “Spy City,” produced by Odeon and Seven Stories for ZDF and the “Gone Baby Gone” pilot, a co-production with 20th Century Fox Television. Prior to Miramax, Lauren was the President of Scripted Television at Legendary Entertainment. There, she oversaw a robust television division that included series development, production, marketing and distribution. During her tenure, Whitney oversaw the production of series including: “Lost in Space” (Netflix), “Colony” (USA Network), “Love” (Netflix), “Carnival Row” (Amazon) and “The Looming Tower,” starring the Emmy Award winning and Golden Globe nominee Jeff Daniels, Tamar Rahim, and Golden Globe winning and Academy Award nominee Alec Baldwin (Hulu). Previously, Lauren was a television agent at The William Morris Agency and later WME, where she represented writers and producers, and specialized in the development of intellectual property.

Peter Oillataguerre

President of Production

Peter Oillataguerre was named President of Production for Spyglass Media Group, LLC (“Spyglass”) in April 2020 where he spearheads theatrical production including creative development, physical production and post production for the independent content company.

For nine years, Oillataguerre served as the President of Physical Production for Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios where he was responsible for overseeing all aspects of physical production across the feature film film and television units including the James Bond films, “Skyfall,” “Spectre” and “No Time To Die;” the revival of the Rocky Franchise with “Creed,” and “Creed 2;” “The Addams Family,” “Tomb Raider,” “Overboard,” “Me Before You,” “The Magnificent Seven,” as well as the hit television series, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Fargo,” “Vikings,” and “Get Shorty.”

Prior to MGM, Oillataguerre worked at Spyglass Entertainment in physical production where he shepherded such films as “27 Dresses,” “The Vow,” “Leap Year,” “Shanghai Noon,” and “The Count of Monte Cristo” and was the SVP of Production at Universal Studios from 2001-2005 where he was involved in the productions of “Van Helsing,” “Meet the Fockers,” “The Scorpion King,” “The Life of David Gale,” and “Red Dragon.”

Damien Marin

President, Worldwide Distribution & Acquisitions

Damien Marin joined Spyglass Media Group, LLC in September 2019 as the President, Worldwide Distribution & Acquisitions.

Marin is responsible for spearheading the global sales and distribution strategy for Spyglass’ future produced content and exploiting its valuable library of more than 250 properties for worldwide consumption. Additionally, Marin is charged with sourcing strategic content acquisition opportunities to leverage the distribution infrastructure and enhance the company’s IP portfolio.

Marin came to Spyglass after serving 12 years in content distribution at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, most recently in the post of Executive Vice President, Worldwide Digital Media & Domestic Pay Television. During his tenure, Marin played an instrumental role in the evolution of the television & digital media distribution strategies for MGM and licensed its content to global audiences across more than 100 territories. Marin was responsible for structuring lucrative deals with key digital players in the industry as well as managing the domestic pay television relationships. Previously, Marin held the post of Director, Worldwide TV & Home Video Distribution at Showtime Networks and directed the sales and strategic planning analysis on behalf of Showtime’s original series, features, documentaries, comedies and concert specials.

Kristin Cotich

Executive Vice President, Worldwide Communications

Kristin Cotich is the Executive Vice President, Worldwide Communications for Spyglass Media Group, LLC. In this role, Cotich is responsible for developing and executing worldwide communications strategies and implementing initiatives across all the company’s divisions and content, as well as overseeing its internal and external communications, reporting directly to Gary Barber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Spyglass.

Prior to joining Spyglass in March 2019, Cotich served as the Executive Vice President, Worldwide Communications for Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios where she led a communications team and devised publicity strategies across all of the company’s business units and on behalf of its properties. Previously, Cotich was a Vice President of National Publicity & Corporate Communications at Overture Films before joining Relativity Media as a Vice President of Corporate Communications. She began her career in the publicity department at DreamWorks SKG.

Jared Lindsey

Executive Vice President, Finance

Jared Lindsey joined Spyglass Media Group, LLC as Executive Vice President, Finance in August 2019. Lindsey oversees all financial aspects on behalf of the company including accounting, tax, corporate finance and new business initiatives.

Lindsey came to Spyglass from Simon Fuller’s XIX Entertainment LP, where he served as the global Chief Financial Officer for six years, carrying out the strategic financial directives of the company including the financing of projects, joint ventures, M&A activities, corporate financing as well as restructuring of the company’s capital structure and overhead management.

Previously, Lindsey was the Senior Vice President of Finance at Spyglass Entertainment, co-established by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Barber in 1998, where he served for ten years and was responsible for leading the day-to-day finance and accounting activities on behalf of the globally successful production, financing, and distribution company. During his last two years at Spyglass Entertainment, Lindsey also served in an advisory capacity at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (post-bankruptcy) to develop, restructure, and improve key business processes within the organization. Prior to that, Lindsey was a Senior Associate in the entertainment and media assurance practice for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP and received his Master of Accountancy (MAcc) after graduating Magna Cum Laude from Brigham Young University, Marriot School of Management.