Hal Sadoff to exit ICM

Hal Sadoff, longtime mind of worldwide and indie film at ICM, is ankling after several weeks of exit discussions -- the start of an expected flurry of staff comings and goings because the percentary changes right into a partner-possessed agency. ICM on Monday also marketed eight planners to agent status across multiple departments. But there is much chatter in the market about the possibilities of agent departures within the coming days. The shuffle may come as ICM undergoes a change in possession to the core partner agents, six years following a majority stake within the agency was acquired by private equity finance shingle Rizvi Traverse Management. ICM cake toppers Chris Silbermann and Shaun Berg happen to be hammering out a restructuring deal since late this past year. Sadoff have been thinking of getting an exit as internal instability increased and infighting between Silbermann and Berg made worse. Introduced aboard by Berg a lot more than seven years back, Sadoff is anticipated to remain in his current role as the agency prepares to grow it internally. The eight planners marketed to agent Monday are Shaun Craig, Bryan Diperstein, Remington Franklin, Laura Haas, Andrew Kurland, Ann Murphy, Eric Skinner and Howie Tanenbaum. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com