VFX Firm Jellyfish Footage Units New Management Staff – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: VFX and animation firm Jellyfish has introduced a large-scale restructuring of its management group with new key government appointments.

New hires embrace David Patton, former International President of Model Expertise and Promoting at Technicolor Artistic Studios, who has joined Jellyfish Footage as Chief Govt Officer. At Technicolor, Patton led The Mill and MPC Promoting. On this newly created CEO function, he’ll work intently with Jellyfish Footage’ Founder Phil Dobree to spearhead long-term progress throughout the enterprise. Their focus might be to broaden the studio’s product providing, build-out operational efficiencies, develop into new markets and nurture the corporate’s artistic expertise.

Former Technicolor International Head of Expertise Mark Warburg has additionally joined Jellyfish as Chief Working Officer. Within the function, Warburg might be answerable for all elements of operational and expertise excellence guaranteeing that Jellyfish Footage continues to ship expertise and manufacturing platforms to service the calls for of movie and animation studios from throughout the globe.

Prolonged hires embrace Phil Greenlow, former International Managing Director for Movie at MPC, who joins Jellyfish as Managing Director of VFX throughout Movie and Episodic content material. He’ll work on a various vary of content material, starting from main function movies to the ever-expanding high-end TV market.

Natalie Llewellyn expands her function as Managing Director of Jellyfish Footage’ Animation & Originals overseeing all of the studio’s Animation manufacturing output and driving enterprise improvement, shopper relationships, and associate initiatives.

Former International Head of Expertise at MPC, Sharn Gondal, has been appointed as Jellyfish Footage’ Head of Individuals, answerable for the event and enlargement of Jellyfish Footage’ expertise base.

In a press release, the corporate mentioned present CFO Michelle David and Director VFX and Animation Luke Dodd will assist the management group and work intently with new CEO David Patton on delivering the corporate’s ambitions and managing sustained progress.

Jellyfish Footage Founder Phil Dobree mentioned: “I’m delighted to welcome David as CEO to drive new progress alternatives and steer a brand new and refocused management group. Given our important successes over the previous few years, it’s vital that we proceed to strengthen and put money into our expertise and expertise – not solely to proceed to construct scale but additionally to make sure that we’re in a position to ship the perfect Tier 1 artistic product and repair to our shoppers throughout all markets.”

David Patton, CEO of Jellyfish Footage added: “Jellyfish Footage is on an unimaginable journey and has large ambition. The brand new management group and construction we now have in place will allow Jellyfish Footage to stay creatively agile, fast-paced, and technology-leading. These set the platform for taking Jellyfish Footage to the following degree and I’m delighted to be becoming a member of the enterprise at such an thrilling time.”