BOAT ROCKER UPDATES KEY EXECUTIVE ROLES ACROSS STUDIO DIVISIONS
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TORONTO, June 1, 2023
Changes designed to streamline and bolster operation of Boat Rocker Studios
TORONTO, June 1, 2023 /CNW/ - Boat Rocker, an independent, integrated global entertainment company, today announced it has made updates to the roles of several key senior executives reporting into Studio Co-Chairmen Ivan Schneeberg & David Fortier. The changes will further streamline operations of the Studio and allow the company to be an even more effective partner for content creators and buyers.
"We're excited to be continuing to strengthen the connectivity between our company and the marketplace through several key updates across Boat Rocker Studios," said Ivan Schneeberg and David Fortier, Co-Executive Chairmen, Boat Rocker Media and Co-Chairmen, Boat Rocker Studios. "We've built a world-class team and these updates to roles and structure serve to further optimize how we work with our valued creative and business partners around the globe."
Effective immediately, the following Boat Rocker executives will be taking on updated roles:
-- Jon Rutherford, formerly, President, Kids & Family and Rights, Boat
Rocker Studios is taking on the new role of President, Global Rights,
Franchise, and Content Strategy, Boat Rocker Studios. In this role,
Rutherford will continue to oversee the sale and exploitation of all Boat
Rocker owned or managed IP and brands worldwide and to oversee animated
kids and family projects. In addition, Rutherford will assume an expanded
role in the management of the Studio's content ownership and rights
retention strategy and will be responsible for sourcing projects,
pre-sales, co-productions, regional productions, and franchise brand
opportunities across all genres in line with that content strategy.
Rutherford will report into Ivan Schneeberg and David Fortier.
-- Nick Nantell, formerly EVP, Creative Affairs, Boat Rocker Studios,
Scripted is taking on the role of EVP, Head of Scripted Creative, Boat
Rocker Studios. In this expanded role, Nantell will lead all scripted
endeavours across the Studio, including scripted live action kids and
family content. Nantell will continue reporting into Schneeberg and
Fortier.
-- As part of this change, Kerry Appleyard, formerly, SVP, Creative Affairs,
Boat Rocker Studios, Scripted is taking on the expanded role of SVP, Head
of Scripted Canada, Boat Rocker Studios, reporting into Nantell.
Appleyard will be responsible for leading the Studio's scripted
endeavours in Canada.
-- In addition, Michael McGahey, has joined Boat Rocker as VP, Content, Kids
& Family Live Action, Boat Rocker Studios, reporting into Nantell.
McGahey will be responsible for developing and producing live action kids
and family content for the Studio. McGahey joins Boat Rocker's Los
Angeles office from Mindshow where he was Head of Creative Development
and Sales. Previously, McGahey worked at MarVista Entertainment as Vice
President, Development and Co-Productions and Disney Television Animation
as Vice President, Development.
-- Jill Danton, EVP, Head of Production, Boat Rocker Studios, is adding
oversight of unscripted and kids and family (scripted and animated)
production to her remit. Danton, who now leads all physical production
efforts across the studio, will continue reporting into Schneeberg and
Fortier.
-- Hameed Ahmed, SVP, Finance & Operations, Boat Rocker Media is adding Head
of Finance, Boat Rocker Studios to his title, leading the studio finance
function across all Studio divisions, expanding his remit to include kids
and family and unscripted finance, in addition to scripted. Ahmed will
report into Schneeberg and Fortier, with a dual report into Boat Rocker
Media CFO, Judy Adam.
About Boat Rocker
Boat Rocker (TSX: BRMI) is the home for creative visionaries. An independent, integrated global entertainment company, Boat Rocker's purpose is to tell stories and build iconic brands across all genres and mediums. With offices around the world, Boat Rocker's creative and commercial capabilities include Scripted, Unscripted, and Kids & Family television production, distribution, brand & franchise management, a world-class animation studio, and talent management through Untitled Entertainment. A selection of Boat Rocker's projects include: Invasion (Apple TV+), Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (Hulu), Slip (Roku), Orphan Black (BBC AMERICA, CTV Sci-Fi Channel), Dear... (Apple TV+), Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (Apple TV+), The Next Step (BBC, Corus, CBC), Daniel Spellbound (Netflix), and Dino Ranch (Disney+, Disney Junior, CBC). For more information, please visit www.boatrocker.com.
SOURCE Boat Rocker Media Inc.
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Boat Rocker Studios: Matt Salvatore, Vice President, Corporate Communications, 416-591-0065, matt@boatrocker.com
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