Gersh has made a complete of 14 promotions throughout a number of departments, Selection has discovered.

Valentijn Sloot has been named vp, whereas Brittany Albis, Benjamin Atkins, Ariadne Bazigos, Jimmy Cheng, Shannon O’Halloran, Lyra Tan, Alyssa Urgo, and Caroline Welker have all been promoted to agent.

As well as, 5 staff have been promoted to coordinator: Lily Creed (Theater), Jasmine Escareno (Under the Line), Jon Mabie (Comedy), Jake Teall (Theater), and Krystal Virulchanya (Movement Image Lit).

Sloot started his profession in Comedy Central’s expertise and specials division earlier than transitioning to illustration in 2012 earlier than becoming a member of Gersh in 2017. In his new function as vp, he’ll oversee high-level expertise growth, drive strategic touring and digital development initiatives, and improve cross-departmental partnerships.

Additional particulars on the agent promotions will be seen under.

–Brittany Albis (Digital) started her profession working in digital illustration at Buchwald. She turned a coordinator at A3 Artists Company and moved to Gersh as part of its acquisition in January of final 12 months.

–Benjamin Atkins (Branding & Conventions) beforehand labored in Canadian politics as a marketing consultant, serving on marketing campaign management groups for a number of cupboard ministers and high-ranking officers. Atkins started his leisure profession at ICM earlier than becoming a member of Gersh in 2022 as a coordinator.

–Ariadne Bazigos (Digital) started her profession reserving expertise in Viacom’s Advert Gross sales division and later labored in digital advertising and marketing for a variety of AI startups. In 2022, she joined the digital division at A3 and joined Gersh as a coordinator as a part of the acquisition.

–Jimmy Cheng (Movement Image Literary) started his leisure profession working in growth earlier than making the shift to illustration. Cheng has been with Gersh since 2021, serving as an assistant after which coordinator.

–Shannon O’Halloran (Comedy) joined Gersh in 2021 as a comedy touring assistant and was elevated coordinator 18 months later. Alongside Gersh’s Alyssa Urgo, she additionally launched Loud Mouths – a month-to-month comedy present aimed toward connecting comedians with trade professionals.

–Lyra Tan (TV Literary) started her profession at Gersh as a floater within the TV lit division in 2021. After a time as an agent assistant, she was promoted to coordinator in 2022.

–Alyssa Urgo (Expertise) joined Gersh in 2021 as an assistant within the expertise division and was shortly elevated to coordinator, working throughout each the comedy and expertise departments. Together with O’Halloran she based Loud Mouths.

–Caroline Welker (Various) started her profession as an assistant at Ryan Seacrest Productions earlier than shifting to A3 Artists Company as an assistant within the different division. Welker was promoted to coordinator in 2022 and moved to Gersh in 2024.

The promotions comply with the current management restructure at Gersh that noticed Leslie Siebert named sole president. Gersh additionally lately launched new divisions in digital, voice, and sports activities illustration, doubled its employees to over 600, and expanded its international footprint to 16 nations.