West Hollywood’s Rogers & Cowan, a public relations and marketing agency known for its work in the entertainment industry, named Mark Owens as its new chief executive Tuesday.

Owens, a former chief revenue officer for Bill Gates’ digital content and licensing firm, Corbis Corp., is also a former managing director at Ketchum Public Relations and was president of the Norm Marshall Group, which was acquired by Corbis. He said he is looking forward to taking the helm.

“Rogers & Cowan has a tremendous reputation in the entertainment industry, a really prestigious brand,” Owens said. “I’m building upon a very experienced team and humbled to take the leadership torch.”

The former chief executive, Thomas Tardio, resigned from the position earlier this year after 27 years at the agency.