Washington, Aug. 1 -- Producer Lynette Howell Taylor has been named the new president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) by the organisation's Board of Governors, reported Variety.

According to the outlet, Taylor replaces Janet Yang, who has served as the Academy's president since 2021.

With this, Howell Taylor becomes the fifth woman behind Yang (2021-2025), Fay Kanin (1979-1983), Cheryl Boone Isaacs (2013-2017) and Bette Davis (Davis resigned after two months in 1941) to hold the position.

Howell Taylor is beginning her first term as president during her second term as a governor representing the Producers Branch, reported Variety.

According to the outlet, Howell Taylor has previously served for three years a...