Major talent agency giant CAA has promoted 16 rising employees to agent or executives.
Khalil Roberts becomes an executive in the agency’s book department after he joined CAA in 2019 as a receptionist, and most recently served as a coordinator. And London-based Sarah Phillips, who also joined the agency in 2019, has been upped to executive in CAA Search, which recruits C-level and other top corporate executives worldwide across the sports, media, entertainment and technology arenas.
Elsewhere, London-based Gabrielle Fetters and Peppa Mignone have been promoted to agents in the agency’s books department. And Megan Glendinning, Evan Greenberg, Alex Hubert and Ashley King have been promoted to agents in the music touring department, based in Los Angeles.
The latest promotions at the talent agency giant led by Bryan Lourd, Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett follow CAA selling a majority stake to Artémis, the investment firm controlled by François-Henri Pinault, the CEO of fashion firm Kering and the billionaire scion of a French luxury goods fortune.
In other corporate moves, New York-based Justin Gorkowitz is upped to agent in the comedy touring department, while Leilani Houston has been promoted to agent in the commercial endorsements division and Hannah Kaiser has been promoted to agent in the television scripted department, where she will work with top writers, producers and directors.
And Kyle Margolis out of New York has been promoted to agent in the television news department, Max Miller has been upped to agent in the motion picture talent department, based in Los Angeles, while Cami Potter has been promoted to agent in the television talent department in Los Angeles.
Rounding out the latest promotions is New York-based Jack Upton upped to agent in the talent department, and Los Angeles-based Connie Yan promoted to agent in the motion picture literary department after most recently assisting agency CEO and co-chairman Bryan Lourd.
