Weinstein Co Chief Operating Officer to Step Down

Deadline: David Glasser has tendered his resignation to the board of the Weinstein Company, which sets the stage for the chief operating officer to transition out of the company after seven years there. This has been an evolving situation after Glasser resigned; Bob and Harvey Weinstein and Weinstein Co.’s comp committee initially continued trying to persuade him to stay on, but they have come around to the fact that Glasser will move on after he helps to transition a replacement for the indie powerhouse as Weinstein Co. prepares for fall festival season, the Oscar race, and the release of cornerstone director Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight.”