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\n\tEXCLUSIVE: <\/strong>Gersh<\/a> SVP and Head of Global Corp Comms Matt Andr\u00e9e Wiltens<\/a> is heading to DDA<\/a> to become new SVP, U.S. Entertainment & Strategy. In addition, DDA has hired Ryan Smith<\/a> as Director, U.S.\/Domestic Film & Series.<\/p>\n \n\tAs part of Andr\u00e9e Wiltens\u2019 move, Gersh will be making the transition to DDA as a client, with the exec continuing to covering all corporate comms and events for the talent agency.<\/p>\n \n\tBoth Andr\u00e9e Wiltens and Smith will work from DDA\u2019s Los Angeles office.<\/p>\n \n\tIn his new role, Andr\u00e9e Wiltens will work closely with the DDA partners to continue to build out the film and entertainment verticals as well as identifying and building additional areas of the business in the U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tAndr\u00e9e Wiltens counts two decades working in-house at studios, production companies and agencies across communications, film PR, awards, brand building and marketing. He joined Gersh two years ago. Prior to Gersh, he spent five years at Amblin Partners, where, as VP Marketing and Communications, he led award-winning campaigns for 1917, The Fabelmans, Green Book<\/em> and West Side Story,<\/em> collaborating with Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes and leading distributors.<\/p>\n \n\tFollowing his time at Amblin, Andr\u00e9e Wiltens worked in-house with Oscar\u2013nominated filmmaker Michael Mann on Ferrari.<\/em> He began his career at Paramount, where he spent 10 years working across PR and marketing \u2013 both international as well as for global brand strategy.<\/p>\n \n\tSmith spent close to a decade running point and working on campaigns at R&C and PMK, across Apple TV, Lionsgate, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Angel Studios, AGBO, CJ 4DPLEX and more, as well as supporting talent publicity and executive visibility campaigns. Smith will lead the U.S. film and series team in Los Angeles and work directly as a counterpart to Katie Conklin and team in New York City.<\/p>\n \n\tSmith started his career at Allied Global Marketing, working on regional publicity and promotions campaigns, and then later joined Click Communications where he supported film and home entertainment campaigns for studios such as Walt Disney Studios, Universal Studios, Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate and DreamWorks.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cMatt brings a rare combination of creative vision, operational expertise, and extensive industry connections, establishing him as a trusted advisor to some of the industry\u2019s highest profile executives and creatives,\u201d said Los Angeles-based DDA partner Dana Archer on behalf of the board.\u00a0\u201cRyan is a highly respected and connected film and television publicist, whose leadership and passion for storytelling will shine at DDA. Both are accomplished professionals with a passion for movies, who will integrate seamlessly into our company culture as we continue our expansion in the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source deadline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EXCLUSIVE: Gersh SVP and Head of Global Corp Comms Matt Andr\u00e9e Wiltens is heading to DDA to become new SVP, U.S. Entertainment & Strategy. In addition, DDA has hired Ryan Smith as Director, U.S.\/Domestic Film & Series. 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