DreamWorks Animation Counsel Katherine Kendrick to Leave Company at End of Year
09 11월 2009 - 10:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
GLENDALE, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DreamWorks
Animation SKG, Inc. (NASDAQ:DWA) announced today that its General
Counsel, Katherine Kendrick, has decided to leave the company when
her contract expires at the end of the year. Kendrick will be
devoting her time to her ongoing work with a number of
philanthropic organizations. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091109/LA07274) "Kathy has
been a key member of our executive team helping to steer the
company from the founding of DreamWorks through our IPO and
beyond," stated Jeffrey Katzenberg, Chief Executive Officer of
DreamWorks Animation. "It has been my great pleasure to work with
Kathy for over 20 years, first at Disney and then at DreamWorks,
and I appreciate her desire to contribute her considerable talents
to the various organizations she feels so strongly about." "During
my 14 years at DreamWorks, it has truly been a great privilege to
have worked alongside an incredibly talented group of people and
play a part in the creation of a very special company. Together, we
built DreamWorks from a start-up to a major force in the
entertainment industry, even spinning off the Animation division
into a thriving and successful public company," commented Kendrick.
"I'm excited to embark on the next phase of my life and feel
incredibly lucky to be able to pursue my philanthropic passions."
Kendrick currently serves on a number of non-profit boards,
including the United States Olympic Foundation, Waterkeeper's
Alliance and LA's BEST (Better Educated Students for Tomorrow), as
well as on advisory boards, including the Los Angeles Sports and
Entertainment Commission, Kids Play International and Columbia
University School of Law's Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the
Arts. She previously served on the California State School to
Career Advisory Council, as Vice Chair of the Minority Business
Opportunity Council of the City of Los Angeles and on the Board of
Directors for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Greater Los Angeles
Area. Prior to joining DreamWorks as General Counsel, Kendrick was
Vice President-European Legal Affairs for The Walt Disney Company,
based in Paris, France. Before moving to Paris, Kendrick served as
a Director of Legal Affairs for The Walt Disney Studios, having
segued to Disney from the law firm of Latham & Watkins.
Kendrick received her J.D. degree from Columbia University Law
School and her B.A. in economics from the University of California,
Berkeley. About DreamWorks Animation SKG DreamWorks Animation
creates high-quality entertainment, including CG animated feature
films, television specials and series, live entertainment
properties and online virtual worlds, meant for audiences around
the world. The Company has world-class creative talent, a strong
and experienced management team and advanced filmmaking technology
and techniques. All of DreamWorks Animation's feature films are now
being produced in 3D. The Company has theatrically released a total
of 18 animated feature films, including the franchise properties
"Shrek," "Madagascar" and "Kung Fu Panda." Caution Concerning
Forward-Looking Statements This document includes certain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company's plans,
prospects, strategies, proposals and our beliefs and expectations
concerning performance of our current and future releases and
anticipated talent, directors and storyline for our upcoming films
and other projects, constitute forward-looking statements. These
statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts
and projections about the industry in which we operate and
management's beliefs and assumptions. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties
and assumptions which are difficult to predict. Actual results may
vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements
herein due to changes in economic, business, competitive,
technological and/or regulatory factors, and other risks and
uncertainties affecting the operation of the business of DreamWorks
Animation SKG, Inc. These risks and uncertainties include: audience
acceptance of our films, our dependence on the success of a limited
number of releases each year, the increasing cost of producing and
marketing feature films, piracy of motion pictures, the effect of
rapid technological change or alternative forms of entertainment
and our need to protect our proprietary technology and enhance or
develop new technology. In addition, due to the uncertainties and
risks involved in the development and production of animated
feature projects, the release dates for the projects described in
this document may be delayed. For a further list and description of
such risks and uncertainties, see the reports filed by us with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent
annual report on Form 10-K and our most recent quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q. DreamWorks Animation is under no obligation to, and
expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise.
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