LOS ANGELES — Hollywood's most prestigious organization is under new management.
Producer Janet Yang was elected the 36th president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group's board of governors announced Tuesday. Along with recently installed Chief Executive Bill Kramer, Yang is charged with helping to lead the 95-year-old institution as it navigates an ever more challenging environment for the Oscars and the film business as a whole.
In a meeting Tuesday afternoon at the academy's Beverly Hills headquarters, the group's 54-member board, including such industry notables as Ava DuVernay, Jason Reitman and Whoopi Goldberg, elected Yang to succeed the group's outgoing president, casting director David Rubin, who is stepping down because of term limits after three years at the helm.
