Anne Globe is the new chief marketing officer for Skydance Productions and will head up marketing, publicity, licensing and promotion of the five-year-old companies brands including 2015 releases “Terminator: Genisys” and “Mission: Impossible 5.”Brand Central promotes two key employees: Jodi Bogdanoff to vice president of licensing responsible for overseeing the agency’s food … [Read more...] about Who’s News
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Restaurants Put Licensing on Menu
A number of restaurant companies have brought in new executives to expand licensing revenues. Examples: Johnny Rockets promoted James Walker to President Development & Operations to grow the Johnny Rockets at Home business, which licenses the brand for consumer products. At Focus Brands, Cinnabon President Kat Cole was promoted to Group President of the parent company with a … [Read more...] about Restaurants Put Licensing on Menu
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Bob Chapek, a 22-year Disney veteran, is moving from President of Disney Consumer Products to Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, effective immediately. While DCP has yet to name a successor, insiders believe that current executive VP of global licensing has the inside track. Kim Marie Song has been hired as National Strategic Sales Manager of MAC Group and will focus … [Read more...] about Who’s News
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Jason Rice is leaving Turner Broadcasting Systems where he served as licensing director for Cartoon Network to become the director of brand licensing for SEGA Europe. He will work with SEGA Europe’s newly hired marketing director Jon Rooke to grow the company’s licensing portfolio. Elliot Lederman is the new Vice President, Retail Development for CPLG North America. His … [Read more...] about Who’s News
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Cheryl Stoebenau, President of CAS Marketing, is elected to the LIMA Licensing Hall of Fame in recognition of her sustained excellence as a licensing agent and charitable work for children. Richard Dickson is promoted to president and chief brands officer of Mattel. In addition to continuing to oversee marketing of core Mattel and Fisher-Price properties, he will be … [Read more...] about Who’s News
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Monika Salazar leaves My Little Pony, Transformers and other priority brands at Hasbro to become licensing director for Pokémon Company International. In her new position, Ms. Salazar will put together deals involving the Pokémon brand in the Americas, Australia and New Zealand. Before Hasbro, she worked at MTV Networks and Nickelodeon. Lori Heiss takes over as brand … [Read more...] about Who’s News
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Vinnie D’Alleva joins Mattel as SVP Fisher-Price Friends, overseeing Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder, and other HiT entertainment Properties. D’Alleva was previously President/GM of North America at the mayborn Group. Steve LaBella, SVP Fisher-Price Preschool, adds responsibility for product development on Nickelodeon’s Dora and Friends: Into the City and Disney’s Jake … [Read more...] about Who’s News