A reconfigured Miramax on Thursday said that Michael Lang has been appointed chief executive officer, effective immediately.

Lang, who was a consultant to Filmyard Holdings in its acquisition of Miramax Films, will be based at Miramax’s new Santa Monica headquarters. The Walt Disney Co. sold Miramax last week for $663 million.

Filmyard is led by construction chief Ron Tutor. Investors include real estate investment firm of Colony Capital LLC, which is led by Tom Barrack. They will operate the film library under the Miramax name.

Lang, 45, was a consultant to Filmyard in the acquisition. He earlier was executive vice president for business development and strategy at Fox Entertainment. Prior to Fox, Lang was a consultant on media-related investments, ran a technology start-up and began his career in strategic planning at Disney.

“I have known and worked closely with Mike for almost 20 years and have always respected his talents,” said Richard Nanula, Miramax chairman and a principal at Colony. “We are confident that he is the right person to lead Miramax in its next phase of growth.”

The Miramax library includes 700 motion pictures that were produced, financed or distributed by Miramax Films since 1979. Among its award-winning holdings are “The English Patient,” “Good Will Hunting” and “Pulp Fiction.”