Sonia Friedman Productions (SFP) has announced two upcoming personnel changes. Pam Skinner, the production company’s longtime international executive producer, will step down in early 2026 and remain with SFP for six additional months during the transition to a successor who will be announced. Additionally, SFP will welcome back Jack Dingle in November 2025. Dingle will serve in the newly created role of managing director, in which he will oversee the strategic, commercial, financial and operational management of the organization.
The news of Skinner’s departure and Dingle’s appointment comes on the heels of the announcement that Diane Benjamin, who has served as the general management and production company’s executive director since 2012, will step down, with Kash Bennett taking the reins.
Since joining SFP in 2007, Skinner has worked on the West End and/or Broadway mountings of “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” “Funny Girl,” “The Book of Mormon” and 2024 Best Revival of a Musical Tony Award winner “Merrily We Roll Along.” In her position as international executive producer, Skinner has overseen productions of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” in New York, London, Australia, Canada, Germany and Japan. Before her tenure with SFP, Skinner worked at the Really Useful Group (now known as LW Entertainment).
“Pam Skinner has been a pillar of SFP for nearly two decades,” said SFP founder Sonia Friedman in a statement. “Her intelligence, wisdom, humor and extraordinary judgment have guided this company through countless productions around the world. She has been a trusted colleague and a dear friend, and her departure marks the close of another extraordinary chapter in SFP’s story. I will miss her greatly, but I know her legacy will be felt for many years to come.”
“I am extremely proud and deeply honored to have been part of the evolution of SFP into one of the most prolific, innovative and successful production companies in the world,” Skinner said. “After nearly 19 exhilarating years, I feel it is the right time to pass on the baton and seek new adventures. I will be forever grateful to have worked alongside the incomparable Sonia Friedman and the entire, immensely talented SFP family — past and present — all of whom have contributed so brilliantly to this extraordinary journey.”
Dingle served a previous tenure as SFP’s finance director, focusing on financial reporting and strategy for the company. Dingle’s additional experience includes holding senior finance positions at the Royal Opera House, Avalon Management, Turner Broadcasting and Firebird Music, where he currently serves as U.K. finance director.
“I am thrilled to welcome back Jack Dingle as our first managing director,” Friedman said. “Jack knows this company inside out, and his return — in this expanded leadership role — will be transformational. His knowledge of SFP, combined with his experience and passion, will help secure our long-term vision while ensuring we remain robust and ambitious in the short term. This appointment will allow me to focus more fully on our development, productions, our artists, our audiences and the art form we cherish.”
“I am delighted to be returning to support the remarkable Sonia Friedman and the incredibly talented team at SFP,” added Dingle. “With ‘Paddington the Musical,’ ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ and ‘Oedipus’ all soon opening — amongst many others — and an enviable development slate for Broadway and the West End in the works — this is a thrilling moment to be rejoining such a special company.”
