John Farrand
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John Stuart Farrand is a British-American business executive.
For fourteen years he worked for a U.K.
company, Music Hire Group Limited, and served as managing director beginning in 1973. From 1980 until 1985, he was a senior executive at Warner Communications Inc., which included heading up its Atari
Coin-Operated Games Division. During the 1980s, Panavision
was sold by Warner Communications to a investment consortium led by Ted Field
, John Farrand, and Alan Hirschfield. Five months later, Field and John Farrand bought out the other investors. They sold the company in 1987.
John Farrand became president and chief operating officer of Panavision in 1985, then in 1998 he was promoted to president and CEO of Panavision by
William C. Scott
. In 2003, he resigned his positions to pursue other interests. This resignation occurred during efforts by Panasonic to overcome financial losses that were primarily induced by debt.
For fourteen years he worked for a U.K.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
company, Music Hire Group Limited, and served as managing director beginning in 1973. From 1980 until 1985, he was a senior executive at Warner Communications Inc., which included heading up its Atari
Atari
Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...
Coin-Operated Games Division. During the 1980s, Panavision
Panavision
Panavision is an American motion picture equipment company specializing in cameras and lenses, based in Woodland Hills, California. Formed by Robert Gottschalk as a small partnership to create anamorphic projection lenses during the widescreen boom in the 1950s, Panavision expanded its product...
was sold by Warner Communications to a investment consortium led by Ted Field
Ted Field
Frederick Woodruff "Ted" Field is an American media mogul and entrepreneur and film producer.-Biography:Field was born in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, the son of Katherine Woodruff Fanning, an editor of the Christian Science Monitor, and Marshall Field IV, who owned the Chicago Sun-Times. He is...
, John Farrand, and Alan Hirschfield. Five months later, Field and John Farrand bought out the other investors. They sold the company in 1987.
John Farrand became president and chief operating officer of Panavision in 1985, then in 1998 he was promoted to president and CEO of Panavision by
William C. Scott
William C. Scott
William C. Scott, PC was a Canadian politician.A Progressive Conservative, Scott, a merchant by profession, was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1965 federal election representing the Ontario riding of Victoria...
. In 2003, he resigned his positions to pursue other interests. This resignation occurred during efforts by Panasonic to overcome financial losses that were primarily induced by debt.