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people A The news of Damian Kavanagh’s departure from the BBC earlier this year created a bit of a kerfuffl e in industry circles. The question of who would land the coveted role of CBBC contoller was the talk of MIPTV in April. With the late-June announcement that Cheryl Taylor [A] was moving from her post as BBC’s controller of comedy commissioning to take the top spot at CBBC, we have our answer. Prior to accepting her fi rst controller post in 2009, Taylor served as executive editor for out of London comedy commissioning at the Beeb and worked on developing and producing original comedies including Aardman Animations’ Wallace And Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death. 10 July/August 2012 B C D Elsewhere in the UK, ex-Playfi sh exec Ken Ward heads to social online gaming company Mind Candy to take on the newly created director of talent role. Ward will be tasked with developing Mind Candy’s employment brand and talent acquisition strategy, as well as directing and managing its internal recruitment team. Moving to the broadcast scene in the US, long-time Nickelodeon programming exec Teri Weiss [B] has been promoted to EVP of production and development for Nickelodeon Preschool. Reporting to Nickelodeon Group President Cyma Zarghami, Weiss (most recently Nickelodeon Preschool’s SVP of production and development) is now responsible for executing the creation and production of all original content for Nickelodeon Preschool’s morning block, as well as dedicated channel Nick Jr. Over at Cartoon Network, Curtis Lelash [C] has been promoted to VP of comedy animation from his previous role as director of comedy animation. Working out of L.A., he’s charged with overseeing the development of CN’s animated comedy series. He will also continue to lead the studio’s shorts development program. North of the border, Toronto, Canada-based Corus Entertainment has upped Irene Weibel [D] to VP and head of Nelvana Studio from VP of international production and development. She’ll take the lead on development and production of all original content for the studio. She will also lead the coordination of series development, distribution and consumer products launches. In licensing moves, Joan Grasso joins eOne Family as VP of licensing for North America and will head up the August US merch launch of hit preschool IP Peppa Pig. Grasso will also manage budgets and fi nd new commercial opportunities for other eOne properties across fi lm and TV. Prior to her new role, she helped grow popular brands like Mr. Men/Little Miss and The World of Eric Carl as Chorion Silver Lining’s VP of toys and games licensing. Another former Chorion exec, Melissa Tinker, has landed a new position as VP of Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacifi c’s licensing and merchandising division, Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE). Tinker will lead the L&M strategies for Ben 10, Adventure Time, The Amazing World of Gumball and The Powerpuff Girls in the region. Prior to joining CNE, she spent six years at Chorion in Australia as SVP of licensing for Asia Pacifi c. On the departure side, Jo Daris, head of global business development at Belgium-based Studio 100, is leaving the family entertainment prodco to launch a new career in real estate development in Asia. Group CEO Hans Bourlon will take over Daris’ role and responsibilities effective August 1. For more People Moves, head over to kidscreen.com/category/people-moves
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