Glendale, Ca., USA - July 30, 2014, Glendale, Ca., USA - DreamWorks Animation announces that prominent former Disney exec Mark Zoradi will join the DreamWorks Animation as COO.
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Mr. Zoradi is a 30-year veteran of the motion picture industry. He was instrumental in the start up of Walt Disney Home Entertainment and The Disney Channel. He previously served as the General Manager of Buena Vista Television, President of Buena Vista International with responsibility for the international theatrical and home entertainment marketing and distribution of Disney, Touchstone, and Pixar films and most recently, served as President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Group.
DreamWorks Animation is elevating Ann Daly to President of the company.
Ms. Daly has served as DreamWorks Animation’s chief operating officer since the company's IPO in October 2004. She was previously head of the animation division of DreamWorks SKG since July 1997, where she guided the strategic, operational, administrative and production-oriented concerns of the animation division, as well as overseeing the worldwide video operations of DreamWorks Studios.
Prior to joining DreamWorks Studios, Ms. Daly was president of Buena Vista Home Video (BVHV), North America, a division of The Walt Disney Company, where she presided over the then-single largest video company in the world. She was responsible for marketing, sales, distribution, operations, production and all other facets of the home video division. Under her direction, BVHV won several vendor awards for marketing and advertising, as well as for its state-of-the-art distribution, shipping and inventory replenishment systems. She received her B.A. in economics from The University of California, Los Angeles.
Lew Coleman will assume the role of Vice-Chairman, in addition to his current roles of Chief Financial Officer and Acting Chief Accounting Officer.
Mr. Coleman was appointed President of DreamWorks Animation in December of 2005, having served as a Director of the Company since October 2004. As of March 2007, he was re-elected to the Board of Directors and has taken on the position of Chief Financial Officer as well. Most recently, Mr. Coleman played a lead role in the formation of a joint venture between DreamWorks Animation with China Media Capital, Shanghai Media Group and Shanghai Alliance Investment, Ltd. to establish the leading China-focused family entertainment company.
Previously, he was the President of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation from its founding in November 2000 to December 2004. Prior to that, he was employed by Banc of America Securities, formerly known as Montgomery Securities where he was a Senior Managing Director from 1995 to 1998 and Chairman from 1998 to 2000. ■