Gary Marenzi is the founder and president of Marenzi & Associates, providing strategic management advice and implementation for the media and entertainment industry. M&A’s services include the development, acquisition and distribution of programming content, marketing/branding, channel launch/management, merger and acquisition strategy, staff development and recruitment and project financing.
Mr. Marenzi was President of Paramount International Television, where he oversaw the multi–billion–dollar distribution of Paramount feature films and television programming to broadcasters and cable/satellite channels outside of the U.S. he also supervised the development and production of television programming customized for the international marketplace and the co–production and co–financing of television programming with international partners. Mr. Marenzi joined Paramount after four and half years with Metro–Goldwin–Mayer, Inc., where he was responsible for MGM’s international television and worldwide Pay–TV operations as President, MGM Telecommunications Group. During his tenure at MGM, the Telecommunications Group experienced a growth in revenues of over 600%.
Mr. Marenzi serves on the Executive Committees of both NATPE and the International TV Academy, and is also a member of the Executive Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.