Amazon MGM Studios is reorganizing its business affairs and related operations, with the studio division parting ways with Dan Scharf, according to internal announcements cited by multiple outlets. Scharf is described as leaving his role as Head of Global Business Operations / Head of business affairs as Amazon MGM Studios decentralizes elements of its studio operations. The change is communicated internally by Amazon MGM Studios executives including Courtenay Valenti (Head of Film), Peter Friedlander (Head of Global Television), and Nicole Clemens (Head of International Originals).
Following Scharf’s departure, Amazon MGM Studios fills key business affairs leadership positions for specific lines of business. Deadline reports that Mandy Schaffer is named Head of TV Business Affairs, while Craig Muhlrad is named Head of Film Business Affairs. The restructuring is framed as part of a broader effort to adjust how business affairs are organized within the studio, rather than as a standalone personnel change. The outlets do not provide further details on the timing beyond the announcements or outline specific operational impacts beyond the leadership and departmental realignment.
