Lawrence Bernstein has been named senior vice...

Lawrence Bernstein has been named senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of Orion Pictures Corp.

Bernstein, who formerly served as Orion’s senior vice president for finance and chief accounting officer, replaces Edwin L. Schwartz, who resigned to take a job at Putnam Berkley Group Inc.

The appointment of Bernstein, who is based in Los Angeles, follows a restructuring agreement between Orion and its note holders.