Radial Entertainment has named former Sony executive Carey Furman as the company’s new chief operating officer. The news was revealed Wednesday during a keynote interview with Radial CEO Jeff Schultz on the Stream TV show in Denver.
Ferman previously served as head of business strategy and operations at Sony Pictures TV. This represents Radial’s latest major hire, led by Schultz, who joined the company in December. He recently hired Brendon Thomas as the company’s new chief revenue officer.
“We have spent the past few months building a team and platform built for global scale, and Carrie is exactly the operator we need to take that to the next level. Her experience running operations, supply chain, and M&A integration at the level she did at Sony aligns directly with where Radial is headed,” Schultz said in a statement. “Her arrival puts the finishing touches on the management infrastructure we have been building, and I couldn’t be more confident about where we go from here.”
In his role, Mr. Ferman will oversee operations including content distribution, technology and business functions, and will be responsible for integrating new acquisitions. She will also coordinate Radial’s growing library (currently 70,000 titles) across FAST, AVOD, SVOD and TVOD platforms.
Ferman spent 12 years at Sony, most recently serving as executive vice president of business strategy and operations. During that time, she worked to modernize and automate the company’s digital media supply chain, develop plans for FAST channels, process M&A transactions, and review the company’s domestic and international production, digital, and cable assets.
At Sony, he also served as senior vice president of strategy and M&A at Sony Pictures Television International in London. Prior to that, he was CEO of Renmark Media. She also worked at NBCUniversal and Time Warner before starting her career at the Walt Disney Company.
“Radial has built an incredibly powerful global engine that spans every major distribution format, from FAST to theatrical, across more than 50 markets,” Furman said in a statement. “The momentum behind their strategy is undeniable. Throughout my career, I have focused on bridging growth strategy and operational rigor to scale, enable market expansion, and maximize efficiency. I am excited to partner with Jeff and the entire team to deliver the next chapter of global growth and operational excellence.”
