Steve Mensch, President and Manager of General Operations for Tyler Perry Studios, was killed in a airplane crash Friday evening. He was 62. According to TMZ, Mensch was the pilot of a single-seat airplane that crashed on a street in Homosassa, Florida. The reason behind the crash is below investigation.
Mensch joined Tyler Perry Studios in 2016, shortly after the corporate had purchased the previous Fort McPherson military base in Atlanta. He oversaw TPS’ transition from Greenbrier to Fort McPherson which was transformed right into a 330-acre movie and TV manufacturing lot, one of many largest within the nation. The lot has housed Perry-created in addition to outdoors productions and was the primary to develop into operational through the pandemic when Perry restarted filming with Covid protocols.
“We are extremely saddened by the passing of our expensive buddy, Steve Mensch,” a rep for Tyler Perry Studios mentioned in an announcement. “Steve was a cherished member of our staff for greater than 8 years, and effectively beloved locally of Atlanta. It is difficult to think about not seeing him smiling all through the halls. We will miss him dearly. Our coronary heart goes out to his household as all of us ship them our prayers.”
Prior to TPS, Mensch, whose background is in studio operations, strategic partnerships, and gross sales, held management positions at Third Rail Studios, Qingdao Oriental Movie Industrial Park, and Turner Broadcasting and in addition labored at Feature Systems Inc, AT&T, and Embassy Suites.
Mensch was survived by his spouse and three youngsters.
