Panitch joined Sony in 2016 and was named co-president of the motion picture group with Greenstein in October 2019. He has overseen the studio’s blockbuster franchises such as “Spider-Man,” “Jumanji” and “Venom,” as well as some recent duds like “Morbius,” “Madame Web” and “Kraven the Hunter.”

Peter Kang becomes Columbia's production president while Nicholas Weiss and Dave Fruchbom become Sony's global creative chiefs

The move of Josh Greenstein from Sony Pictures to Paramount Global has had ripple effects across the Culver City lot. Sony Pictures unveiled its restructuring of its senior film leadership ranks under motion pictures chief Tom Rothman,