Veteran producer Lynette Howell Taylor has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Taylor will succeed Janet Yang in the role, presiding over the organization that puts on the Oscars, film academy CEO Bill Kramer said Thursday.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences elected “A Star Is Born” film producer Lynette Howell Taylor as its new president, the group behind the Oscars said Thursday, July 31. Howell Taylor, who is British and also produced “Blue Valentine” and “The Accountant,

The British Oscar-nominated producer of 'A Star Is Born' is the youngest person in 70 years and the first person born outside of the U.S. in 28 years to hold the position.