Carol Lombardini, the primary negotiator for the significant film studios in union contracts, experienced a salary increase to approximately $3.7 million during the financial year that encompassed the several-month long writers’ and actors’ strikes.
Lombardini, who had been the president of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for 15 years, has now moved into an advisory role. The AMPTP, which represents studios like Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Sony, Netflix, Amazon, Apple, and Warner Bros. Discovery in negotiations with labor unions, announced Gregory Hessinger as their new president on March 25.
During the financial period spanning April 2023 to March 2024, Lombardini experienced an increase in salary by approximately half a million dollars. This rise was revealed in the organization’s recently submitted tax documents to the IRS, as compared to $3.26 million in compensation earned a year prior. Tracy Cahill, the senior vice president of business affairs at the AMPTP, received a salary of $754,038.
In the specified year, the Writers Guild of America initiated a 148-day strike from May onwards, and SAG-AFTRA’s members followed suit with their own 118-day work halt starting in July. The WGA members approved a three-year contract agreement in October, while SAG-AFTRA established a new three-year TV/Theatrical contract in December of 2023.
That year, the AMPTP revealed in their tax report that they allocated $344,459 towards negotiation costs and $778,377 for legal fees, which accounted for a combined total of $14,438,595 in expenses. Their total revenue for that period was $12,341,144.
The AMPTP’s tax report showed they spent $344,459 on negotiation costs and $778,377 on legal fees, which added up to $14,438,595 in total expenses. They made a total of $12,341,144 in revenue that year.
During the negotiations during strikes, the national executive directors – Duncan Crabtree-Ireland (SAG-AFTRA), Russell Hollander (Directors Guild of America), and Ellen Stutzman (Writers Guild of America West) – were reported to have received salaries of $1,016,182, $775,000, and $682,692 respectively, according to past filings by the unions.
With lawyer Hessinger assuming leadership of the AMPTP on April 14, the organization acknowledged Lombardini for brokering several pioneering agreements that mark a shift in industry dynamics, particularly with unions such as SAG-AFTRA, the Writers Guild, and the Directors Guild.
“For years, it has been a privilege to collaborate closely with our Member Companies as we spearheaded the AMPTP during negotiations with our union and guild associates,” Lombardini remarked upon announcing the leadership change. He joined the organization in 1982.
The departing president commented, “I am thankful for having collaborated with numerous gifted studio leaders and esteemed union representatives in addressing our industry’s workplace issues. I firmly believe that Greg is the ideal figure to carry on this unity and champion opportunities for those who breathe life into entertainment.
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2025-03-28 23:55