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Ben Affleck And Matt Damon’s Artists Equity Ups Dillon West To COO, Names Andrew Gumpert Business Affairs Chief; Michael Joe Shifting To Advisory Role But Staying On Company’s Board


Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Artists Equity, upped Dillon West to Chief Operating Officer and hired Andrew Gumpert to lead business affairs and strategy.

Andrew Gumpert, an industry veteran known for tenures at Paramount, Sony and Dimension Films, has been tapped for the newly created role of President, Business Affairs & Strategy. Artists Equity’s new take on Kiss of the Spider Woman, starring Jennifer Lopez and Diego Luna and directed by Bill Condon, just premiered at Sundance, drawing an enthusiastic response. Artists Equity’s robust slate of upcoming projects includes The Accountant 2, also for Amazon MGM studios, a sequel to the 2016 hit that will see the return of director Gavin O’Connor, writer Bill Dubuque, and stars Affleck, Jon Bernthal, and J.K. Simmons.

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