James F. Cardwell

James F. ("Jim") Cardwell[1] is an entertainment industry consultant.[2] He served as president of Warner Home Video from 2002 to 2005.[3] Since his departure from Warner Bros., Cardwell has focused on content production. He was the executive producer of the motion picture Bienvenue Cannes,[4] through his production company TRMC, as well as producer of The Final Season.

From 2009 through 2015 Cardwell served as chairman and CEO of the entertainment film company WR Entertainment.[5]

In January 2016, Cardwell with his colleagues at WR Entertainment took the company public in Norway.[6] In November 2016 the media announced a revolt by a group of WR shareholders, which sought to remove Cardwell as chairman.[7] Following the departure of WR's founder and vice chairman, Ryan Wiik, the next day Cardwell was ousted by the shareholders in a 58% to 42% vote.[8]

In April 2017 Cardwell sued WR Entertainment for breach of contract.[9][10]

References
  1. "Jim Cardwell and Ed Byrnes named Executive Vice Presidents at Warner Home Video". The Free Library. PR Newswire. 22 January 1993. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. "Jim Cardwell: ESCA Europe 2009". Entertainment Supply Chain Academy. 14 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012.
  3. Brogliatti, Barbara (8 January 2003). "Warner Home Video veteran James Cardwell has been named President, Warner Home Video". Time Warner.
  4. "Jim Cardwell IMDB Profile". IMDB.
  5. Sæter, Kjetil (20 May 2017). "Mannen som ville være Morgen Kane" [The man who would be Morgan Kane] (in Norwegian). Dagens Næringsliv. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  6. http://www.h-a.no/kultur/tror-paa-filmdrommen/
  7. Strømmen, Karl (11 Nov 2016). "Opprør i Morgan Kane leiren". DN. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  8. Ripegutu, Halvor (14 December 2016). "Styreleder og hovedrolleinnhaver ute av styret". Nettavisen. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  9. "Da Morgan Kane-selskapet gikk på børs, ringte styrelederen i bjellen. Nå saksøker han det for over 30 millioner kroner". DN.no. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  10. Morgan Kane-boss is furious after new lawsuit


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