Exhibitors Herald (Aug 1920)

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58 EXHIBITORS HERALD August 14, 1920 CHARLES R. ROGERS Director of sales Select Pictures SAM E. MORRIS Vice-president and general manager of Select Pictures BRITON N. BUSCH President of Republic Distributing Corporation Selznick Personnel One of Permanence Many of the Executives of the Corporation Have Risen From the Ranks — Majority With Company More Than Year PERMANANCY and a«tute judgment are the two outstanding characteristics of the personnel of the executive staff of Selznick Enterprises. The motion picture industry is conspicuous for the swiftness with which it moves. And to this may be assigned the cause for the numerous changes in the executive staffs of many companies. Selznick, however, is said to represent an exception to the general rule. Present officials of the corporation have been associated with Mr. Selznick for more than a year, many of them having been connected with the company for several years. Men who have become established in the cabinet and who are consulted by President Selznick upon all important issues are: Sam E. Morris, general manager; Briton N. Busch, president of Republic Distributing Corporation; David Selznick, secretary; Charles C. Pettijohn, assistant to the president; Charles R. Rogers, director of sales; Geoffrey Konta, general counsel; M. C. Howard, comptroller; J. J. Rotchford, assistant to the general manager. One of the interesting facts concerning the Selznick executive staff is that many of the members have risen from the ranks. There are few heads of great business concerns who repose so much confidence in their immediate advisors as Lewis J. Selznick. He is constantly building up his central organization by watching the entire field of his operations for men who show unusual talent. * * * General Manager Morris at one time was salesman working under Mr. Selznick's direction a long time before the organization of the present Selznick Enterprises. He is now vice president, as well as general manager of Select Pictures Corporation. Director of Sales Rogers has been associated with Mr. Selznick almost as long as has Mr. Morris, he also having risen from the ranks where he enlisted originally as a salesman. Like Mr. Morris he was promoted to his executive posi(Continued on page 63) J. J. ROTCHFORD Assistant to General Manager M. C. HOWARD Comptroller CHARLES C. PETTIJOHN Assistant to Lewis J. Selznick