Nickelodeon Promotes Jenna Boyd To SVP Of Nickelodeon Animation; NCP Europe Hires Bettina Arff As Licensing Director; eOne Appoints Francesca Willet

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[Nickelodeon] Business Hiring News 2012 (March)

Animation & Kids Media Hiring News (March 2012)

Nickelodeon promotes Jenna Boyd to Senior Vice President of Animation. An interesting story, Boyd has been with Nickelodeon for an estimated fifteen years, starting out with the kid's entertainment group as an intern. Boyd will oversee the pipeline of all new animated series and the recently announced comedy shorts program, focusing on bringing in creator-driven original comedies and fresh animation styles, and developing new contemporary classics. Notably, in 2004, Ms. Boyd moved to Los Angeles as Director of Development, where she oversaw production of a little show called Avatar: the Last Airbender.

In Europe, Bettina Arff heads to Berlin, Germany, where she will take up office as Nickelodeon Consumer Products' Licensing Director for Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Arff's experience in licensed consumer products should do well for her duties in managing Viacom's family-oriented brands in the region. According to sources, category expansion will be a key focus for Arff.

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eOne Family hires Francesca Willet to guide the division's new licensing efforts. Specifically, as the new Product Development Executive, Willet will target apparel, accessories, and other house categories for children and family properties, such as Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom and Peppa Pig [both animated preschool shows air regularly on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's Nick Junior preschool channel, Nick Jr. UK and Ireland]. Recently, eOne Family added a pair of licensing and marketing executives.