VP of business development Cortney Haile has been named to spearhead the expansion of ArsenalFX Color’s VFX department, extending the company’s offerings to include scripted VFX and on-set supervision. Haile brings over 15 years of experience in the content space producing VFX for commercials, TV shows, and features. After working on the production side with Primetime Pictures, Haile entered postproduction in the early 2000s at Lionsgate Entertainment. She went on to lead business development at 2G Digital Post before joining ArsenalFX in 2011 as an account exec and later head of production. In 2015, ArsenalCreative was launched, and Haile became a partner and EP overseeing daily operations and new business development for such brands as Amazon, Beats by Dre, Toyota, Microsoft, and Hyundai….
Studio 100 Media, a Munich-based international production and distribution company within the children’s and family entertainment sector, has appointed Fabrice Laventure-Darival as sales exec for global distribution. He will be responsible for global distribution activities for Canada, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Latin America. He reports to Dorian Bühr, head of global distribution. Laventure-Darival recently worked at Autentic GmbH as sales exec and before that at ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s Red Arrow Studios International….
ATG Danmon–a systems integrator and supplier of broadcast systems planning, design, installation and commissioning services with clients including TV and multimedia networks–has named Chris Nairn as sales director. Reporting to managing director Russell Peirson-Hagger, he joins from Bang & Olufsen Pro AV where he was sales director, strategic enterprise partner program. Nairn began at Quantel and went into sales management with Sony Professional Solutions Europe. He then became Grass Valley regional sales manager, Northern Europe, before joining Bang & Olufsen….
