Jon Rutherford

Tricon Film & Television EVP of distribution and business development Jon Rutherford is departing the company at the end of the week.

Rutherford is leaving Tricon for a new position that has not yet been announced, the company said in a release.

The move has prompted a restructure of the company’s distribution arm, with Karthiga Ratnasabapathy promoted to the position of VP worldwide sales and acquisitions. In her new role, Ratnasabapathy will be responsible for continuing to expand Tricon’s rights management and distribution business, along with overseeing and growing the company’s distribution team.

Prior to her promotion, Ratnasabapathy was director of digital sales and acquisitions at Tricon. Before joining Tricon in 2013, Ratnasabapathy was the head of the digital and transactional team at Entertainment One where she spearheaded agreements with VOD, EST, SVOD and linear partners.

“Karthiga’s achievements in the ever changing landscape of international and domestic distribution, have made her a perfect candidate for this position. I’m grateful to Jon Rutherford for all of his hard work and achievements,” said Andrea Gorfolova, president Tricon Films & Television, said in a release.