VFX Firm Jellyfish Photos Units New Management Staff – Deadline

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

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

Former Technicolor World Head of Expertise Mark Warburg has additionally joined Jellyfish as Chief Working Officer. Within the function, Warburg will probably be accountable for all features of operational and expertise excellence guaranteeing that Jellyfish Photos continues to ship know-how and manufacturing platforms to service the calls for of movie and animation studios from throughout the globe.

Prolonged hires embrace Phil Greenlow, former World 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 Photos’ Animation & Originals overseeing all of the studio’s Animation manufacturing output and driving enterprise growth, consumer relationships, and accomplice initiatives.

Former World Head of Expertise at MPC, Sharn Gondal, has been appointed as Jellyfish Photos’ Head of Folks, accountable for the event and enlargement of Jellyfish Photos’ expertise base.

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

Jellyfish Photos 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 staff. Given our important successes over the previous few years, it’s crucial that we proceed to strengthen and spend money on our expertise and know-how – 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 purchasers throughout all markets.”

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