Hyde Park taps 2 professionals

LONDON -- Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Intl. has hired Ruzanna Kegeyan and John Short as prexy and V . p . correspondingly. Both will oversee worldwide sales for chairman and Boss Amritraj's L.A.-based operation. Hyde Park Intl.'s current prexy Mimi Steinbauer is walking lower March. 3 to create her own independent sales company. She grew to become an associate of Hyde Park in 2008 and oversaw sales efforts for "Ghost Driver: Spirit of Vengeance 3dInch and "Blue Valentine" among others. Kegeyan formerly labored as professional V . p . of worldwide sales and purchases for IM Global, where she handled sales for "Dredd," "Only One Guy" and "Paranormal Activity." Before they was veep of worldwide sales at Syndicate Films, where she done sales for "Crash" and "The Matador." Short most recently was V . p . of YFG Intl. where he offered photos for instance "The Accidental Husband," toplining Uma Thurman, and Morgan Freeman starrer "The Maiden Heist" and "Just the reality,Inch starring Kate Beckinsale. "I am thrilled to own Ruzanna arrive at Hyde Park," Amritraj mentioned. "Her worldwide experience and professionalism perfectly signifies the means by that we conduct my opportunity. She and John can produce a good sales force. If perhaps Mimi the most effective of luck along with her new company. I have loved coping with her throughout the past few many we'll miss her." Hyde Park CFO Bob Lewis has extended his contract through 2016 while Joe D'Angelo will join the world advertising and marketing team. The completely new team is predicted to unveil several game game titles within the American Film Market in November. Its current slate includes "Jayne Mansfield's Vehicle," directed by Billy Bob Thornton, who also stars with Kevin Sausage and Robert Duvall helmer Rob Feuerzeig's "The Bleeder," starring Liev Schreiber, Naomi W and Christina Hendricks Richard Linklater's "Bernie" and Paul Rudd comedy "Our Idiot Brother," directed by Jesse Peretz. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com