Laura Fitzpatrick has joined Sony Pictures Imageworks as VP new business.
According to Deadline reports, Fitzpatrick will be look into the third party VFX business development and strategic planning for long-term growth. She will also take charge of worldwide sales, marketing and client engagement and will be reporting to EVP Michelle Grady.
Fitzpatrick will also work on the upcoming animated features The Sea Beast and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
Fitzpatrick recently served as global managing director at visual effects company Mr. X, where she was responsible for strategic growth planning, financial oversight, and management of teams across multiple facilities.
Earlier to Mr. X, Fitzpatrick worked at MPC as an executive producer and VFX producer on projects including Artemis Fowl, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Greatest Showman, Murder on the Orient Express, Blade Runner 2049 and Maleficent.