Brad Turell, executive VP of corporate communications for Hollywood giant Paradigm Talent Agency, is leaving the company with plans to start his own shop.
Turell was executive VP of worldwide corporate communications at Turner Broadcasting and later led network communications for the WB TV Network.
He spent the past nine years at Paradigm and departs Sept. 1. "I thank everyone at Paradigm for a great decade and look forward to the new challenges and opportunities that lie ahead," he said.
Paradigm in a statement thanked Turell for his service and wished him well. The talent agency is led by Sam Gores, one of the top agents in Hollywood. Paradigm has expanded into music, comedy and books, among other fields.
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