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l Thomas Staggs has stepped down from his role as chief operating officer at Disney. He will remain at Disney in the role of special advisor to chief executive Robert Iger through this fiscal year. The board of gs. Stag as Above: Thom directors are broadening the search for a successor for Robert Iger who steps down in 2018. l The Copyrights Group has made a number of new appointments to its creative Above: Lisa Carroll. team. Demi Patel has been promoted to the newly created role of director of creative services, overseeing all creative and product development for the company. In a supporting role, Lisa Carroll becomes head of product development. Lisa joined the company in Above: Demi Patel. 2015, and previously held roles at BBC Worldwide, Discovery Communications and Nickelodeon.
Above: Nicola Webster.
l Nicola Webster has joined Art & Science International as licensing director. She joins from Walker Books where she held the role of licensing manager. Nicola’s role also encompasses work
on Celessence, a fragrance technology that can be applied across numerous categories. l Cecilia Persson has taken up the role of vice president of programming and content at Turner Europe, Middle East and Africa. Cecilia currently manages acquisitions and co-production international and will retain this role, while also leading programming strategy across EMEA for Turner’s kids’ platforms. l Misirli has strengthened its UK team with a number of key appointments. Leanne Churcher has been appointed finance director and joins Ashley Hammond on the Above: Paul Wortley. board, while Paul Wortley has joined the company as technical and compliance executive, overseeing the UK and offshore technical teams. The sales team has also been given a boost, with Alison O’Neil joining as senior sales executive, while Dee Rudman has joined as sales manager. Additionally Faye Hillard has been promoted to the position of design manager.
Above: Alison O’N eil.
Above: Faye Hillard.
Inset: Paul Hodgson from Forever Collectibles UK during part of his challenge. Inset: Alastair McHarrie had to tackle over 12,000 feet of climbing.
Forever Collectibles UK md Paul Hodgson has successfully rowed 1,000,000 metres for The Great Row challenge in aid of Cancer Research UK. So far, Paul has raised £3,280 for the charity, with donations still coming in. Forever Collectibles UK also held a special fundraising coffee morning and raffle in May, with prizes including signed football shirts and NFL signed memorabilia among others. The event raised some £1,000 for Cancer Research.
Sanrio’s head of UK licensing, Alastair McHarrie, showed pedal power when he cycled 112 miles recently. Alastair took part in the Fred Whitton Challenge, completing over 12,000 feet of climbing including the steepest road in England, Hardknott Pass. Not alone in his challenge, Alastair was joined by Mark Nicholls, finance manager at Sanrio, plus head of global licensing at eOne, Andrew Carley, and eOne lawyer Niall Trainor. Alastair was raising money for CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably), which offers men support and information when they’re down or in crisis.
2016 sees TLC mark its 20th year, and to help celebrate, the agency is pledging to raise $50,000 in a six-month charity fundraising campaign. The company’s 16 offices around the world will take part in TLC20, raising funds for Railway Children. The challenges began with a round the world Interoffice Bikeathon, with TLC’s international offices collectively cycling 2,000 kilometres in just 24 hours. The May challenge, meanwhile, was an Interoffice Come Dine with Me.
LICENSING SOURCE BOOK EUROPE 2016
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