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Nicholas Winslow
Born (1943-02-24) February 24, 1943 (age 81)
Alma materStanford University (M.B.A.)
Pomona College (B.A.)
OccupationEntertainment executive
Years active1967–present
Board member ofLos Angeles County Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect[1]

Nicholas Scott Winslow (born February 24, 1943) is an American businessman. Winslow was the

Vice President (V.P.) of rival film studio Paramount Pictures for their technical subsidiaries from 1975 to 1980.[4]

Paramount Pictures

During Winslow's time with Paramount he served as the President to various minor subsidiaries such as Paramount Sound, Magicam Inc., and Future General Corp.

Warner Bros. Recreational Enterprises

When Winslow joined Warner Bros. in 1992, he was an adviser to the then President of Warner Bros. Recreational Enterprises C. V. Wood. When Wood died on March 14, Warner Bros.' Co-Chief executive officer's (CEO) Terry Semel and Robert A. Daly chose Winslow to lead the theme park division.

With expansion the main goal, Winslow began scouting locations for the next

Warner Bros. Movie World Germany.[5] In May 1994 the sale of the park to Warner Bros. was finalized and construction began. The construction lasted roughly two years and the park's grand opening happened June 29, 1996.[6] Winslow served as the host for the grand opening ceremony which was in attendance by stars like Chris O'Donnell, and Michael Douglas

On February 13, 1996, at a press conference in

Tory MPs.[8]
Plans for Movie World England were cancelled later that year with no large announcement.

Shanghai Expo

In 2008, after working as a private consultant for the last decade, Winslow was brought on to lead a team to work on the USA Pavilion for the

Shanghai Expo. Part of his job consisted of trying to get private companies to sponsor the US Pavilion, since a federal tax cut bill a decade prior prohibited the federal funding of a pavilion.[9] Winslow and his team struggled to find enough sponsors to float the cost of construction, bringing the United States involvement into question. Secretary of state Hillary Clinton urged American support for the pavilion, and stated that, "The U.S. presence at the Expo will showcase American business, culture and values in China's most dynamic city and foster an even stronger friendship between the American and Chinese peoples."[10]

"There is a sense in the U.S. that Americans got disenchanted with [World's Fairs]," said Winslow when asked about the difficulty of finding sponsors. Despite the initial obstacles, with the added help of Clinton's fundraising expertise enough sponsors were found to fully fund the US Pavilion at the Expo.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Report Compiled from 2008 Date - The State of Child Abuse in Los Angeles County" (PDF). ican4kids.org. ICAN. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  2. Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original
    on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "WB taps Wyatt senior VP". Variety. December 11, 1996. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "Charrette Summary- Concept Analysis for the E.R.C. Project in Limburg Province/Briefing Materials". University of Central Florida. May 1, 1989. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "Time Warner Inc.: Warner Bros. Plans Park In Germany With Nixdorfs". The Wall Street Journal. Burbank, California. December 15, 1993.
  6. ^ Wessel, Friedhelm (June 26, 1996). "Zuhause auf Zeit für Batman und Bugs Bunny" [Zuhause auf Zeit für Batman und Bugs Bunny]. Derwesten (in German). Bottrop. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Moyes, Jojo (February 14, 1996). "Hollywood heads for Hillingdon". The Independent. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Reguly, Eric (February 14, 1996). "MPs fight Warner film studio plan". The Times. London, England.
  9. Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original
    on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  10. Washington Post. Archived from the original
    on February 20, 2019.
  11. New York Times. Archived from the original
    on February 20, 2019.
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