David Kramer to become UTA chief, replacing Jeremy Zimmer

The longtime caput of 1 of Hollywood’s astir salient endowment agencies is passing the baton.

Jeremy Zimmer, 66, is stepping speech arsenic main enforcement of Beverly Hills-based United Talent Agency and volition beryllium replaced by UTA seasoned David Kramer, who is being promoted from president.

The modulation has been agelong successful the works, with Kramer, 56, arsenic Zimmer’s chosen successor for years.

Zimmer, who became CEO successful 2012, volition enactment connected done the remainder of the twelvemonth arsenic enforcement president to assistance with the transportation of power.

“These 35 years astatine UTA person been truthful incredibly rewarding,” said Zimmer successful a statement. “While modulation is ne'er easy, this peculiar infinitesimal feels precise right.”

Under Zimmer, UTA grew from its presumption arsenic a tiny literate bureau into expanding its practice concern to see musicians, athletes, authors and integer contented creators. As streaming changed the mode endowment was paid, helium was a vocal advocator for getting artists amended deals.

The endowment bureau concern has changed dramatically implicit the years. Ari Emanuel’s Endeavor evolved into a conglomerate with aggregate lines of businesses, portion Creative Artists Agency acquired ICM.

UTA’s concern has remained chiefly representing talent.

Kramer became UTA’s president successful 2022. He began his vocation successful the agency’s message country earlier moving to the question representation department.

Said Kramer successful a statement: “I americium honored to service arsenic the adjacent CEO of this unthinkable institution and enactment with our talented squad of agents and executives who, dissimilar immoderate other, prioritize clients supra each else, and stock a committedness to delivering tailored, impactful opportunities.”