By Glenn S. Demby, Esq.
- Michael Francis is stepping down as Chief Global Brand Officer of DreamWorksAnimation in December and current Head of Global Consumer Products Jim Fielding will oversee licensing going forward.
- After a 6-month search, Snapchat hires former Mattel executive Drew Vollero as VP of finance and acting CFO.
- Jeff Baker steps down as EVP of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment where he served 13 years to become creative consultant to movie finance company RatPac Entertainment.
- Former Beanstalk executive Antonia Predovan is the new business development director for Brandgenuity.
- Chris Hallock joins SunFrog.com. His mission: Help the online t-shirt marketplace add licensed apparel to its offerings.
- Wim Ponnet leaves Yahoo EMEA to become Group Director of Strategy & Commercial Development for Endemol Shine Group.
- Tim Collins is leaving U.K. publisher DC Thomson after a highly successful run of five-plus years.
- Asian consumer electronics veteran Elliot Chen joins LMCA as director of licensing in the firm’s Shanghai office.
- Rovio Entertainment names former DreamWorks Animation global TV sales head Tuomo Korpinen global executive VP of media and president of Rovio Animation Company and Blue Bird Distribution Company.
- Kay Wilson Stallings joins Sesame Workshop as SVP of content development—both original and via new production and partnership models.
- Melanie B. Cox succeeds Ed Thomas as CEO of teen retailer Wet Seal LLC which is just emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- Apparel manufacturer Isaac Morris tabs Milin Y. Shah as VP of licensing and marketing.
- Spin Master promotes Laura Clunie to VP of entertainment in charge of all aspects of the Canada-based toyco’s entertainment business.