• DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG INC Key Executives

  • Total Compensation: $ 8.66 M
    Mr. Katzenberg has served as our Chief Executive Officer and member of our Board of Directors since October 2004. Mr. Katzenberg co-founded and was a principal member of DreamWorks L.L.C. ("DreamWorks Studios") from its founding in October 1994 until its sale to Paramount in January 2006. Prior to founding DreamWorks Studios, Mr. Katzenberg served as chairman of The Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994. As chairman, he was responsible for the worldwide production, marketing and distribution of all Disney filmed entertainment, including motion pictures, television, cable, syndication, home entertainment and interactive entertainment. During his tenure, the studio produced a number of live-action and animated box office hits, including Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King. Prior to joining Disney, Mr. Katzenberg was president of Paramount Studios. Mr. Katzenberg serves on the boards of The Motion Picture and Television Fund, The Museum of Moving Image, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, California Institute of the Arts and The Simon Wiesenthal Center. He is co-chairman of each of the Creative Rights Committee of the Directors Guild of America, and the Committee on the Professional Status of Writers of the Writers Guild of America. In addition, his fundraising efforts on behalf of AIDS Project Los Angeles have helped to provide its clients with medical and social services.
    Ann Daly - COO
    Total Compensation: $ 4.36 M
    Ms. Daly has served as our Chief Operating Officer since October 2004. Previously, Ms. Daly served as head of feature animation at DreamWorks Studios since July 1997, where she guided the strategic, operational, administrative and production-oriented concerns of the animation division, as well as overseeing the worldwide video operations of DreamWorks Studios. Prior to joining DreamWorks Studios, Ms. Daly served as president of Buena Vista Home Video ('BVHV'), North America, a division of The Walt Disney Company, where she presided over what was then the single largest home entertainment company in the world. Ms. Daly was responsible for marketing, sales, distribution, operations, production and all other facets of the home entertainment division. During her 14-year tenure at The Walt Disney Company, she was a home entertainment industry pioneer, orchestrating many innovations such as the direct-to-video business, where high-quality, family-oriented films were produced exclusively for the home entertainment market. Under Ms. Daly's direction, BVHV won several vendor awards for marketing and advertising, as well as for its state-of-the-art distribution, shipping and inventory replenishment systems. Ms. Daly received her B.A. in economics from The University of California, Los Angeles.
    Total Compensation: $ 2.38 M
    Mr. Coleman has served as our President since December 2005, as Chief Financial Officer since February 2007 and as a member of our Board of Directors since December 2006. He served as Chief Accounting Officer from May 2007 until September 2007. He also previously served as a member of our Board of Directors from October 2004 until his resignation from our Board of Directors in December 2005 to assume his new role as President. Previously, he was the president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation from its founding in November 2000 to December 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Coleman was employed by Banc of America Securities, formerly known as Montgomery Securities, where he was a senior managing director from 1995 to 1998 and chairman from 1998 to 2000. Before he joined Montgomery Securities, Mr. Coleman spent 10 years at the Bank of America and Bank of America Corporation, where he was head of capital markets, head of the world banking group and vice chairman of the board and chief financial officer. He spent the previous 13 years at Wells Fargo Bank, where his positions included head of international banking, chief personnel officer and chairman of the credit policy committee. He serves on the board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation.
    William Losch - Chief Accounting Officer
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    DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. announced that William E. Losch, the Company's Chief Accounting Officer, has given notification that he will be leaving the Company and is planning to relocate to Northern California. At Mr. Losch's request, the Company has elected not to exercise its option to extend Mr. Losch's current employment agreement, which expires in April 2007. The Company currently anticipates that Mr. Losch will remain in his role until May 2007 in order to assist with the transition and the quarterly financial close.
    Philip M. Cross - Chief Accounting Officer
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    Mr. Cross has served as our Chief Accounting Officer since September 2007. From June 2006 until joining the Company, Mr. Cross served as an independent consultant, including to the Company. From 1980 until his retirement in June 2006, he was a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (and its predecessor entities), most recently serving as a senior partner in that firm's Technology, Information, Communications and Entertainment practice. Mr. Cross is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ('AICPA'). Mr. Cross has over 35 years experience in film and entertainment accounting. Mr. Cross previously was a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, and also was on the Board of Directors of the American Cinematheque and a financial advisor to the British American Film and Television Academy of Los Angeles.
    Katherine Kendrick - General Counsel
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    Ms. Kendrick has served as our General Counsel and Secretary since October 2004. Previously, Ms. Kendrick served as the general counsel of DreamWorks Studios since April 1996. Prior to joining DreamWorks Studios, Ms. Kendrick was employed by The Walt Disney Company in various legal roles, most recently as vice president - European legal affairs. Prior to joining Disney, Ms. Kendrick was an associate at the law firm of Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles. Ms. Kendrick has received several civic honors for her legal work and serves on the boards of numerous civic and charitable institutions, including The Next Generation Council of The Motion Picture and Television Fund, the Advisory Board of the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission, the Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts for Columbia University School of Law, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles. Ms. Kendrick received her J.D. degree from Columbia University and a B.A. in Economics from The University of California, Berkeley.
    William Damaschke - President, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ 1.82 M
    Mr. Damaschke has served in his current position since October 2007. Mr. Damaschke joined DreamWorks Studios in 1995 and has served in a variety of capacities since such time, including serving as Head of Creative Production from 1999 until 2005 and as Head of Creative Production and Development from 2005 until October 2007. During his career with the Company, Mr. Damaschke has served as producer on Shark Tale and executive producer on Over the Hedge and worked on Shrek, Shrek 2, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Madagascar.
    John Batter - President, Divisional
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    Mr. Batter has served in his current position since October 2007. Mr. Batter joined the Company in January 2006 as Head of Production Operations. From January 2000 until January 2006, Mr. Batter was with Electronic Arts Inc., serving in a variety of capacities including Group Studio General Manager and General Manager of EA Mobile. From 1995 until 2000, Mr. Batter worked in a variety of positions with DreamWorks Studios, including serving as Chief Financial Officer of DreamWorks Interactive (a joint venture between DreamWorks and Microsoft Corporation) and as Chief Financial Officer of the Company's PDI/DreamWorks unit.
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    Mr. Freston has served as a member of the Board of Directors since September 2007. Since December 2006, Mr. Freston has been a principal with firefly3, a consulting and investment company. Mr. Freston served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Viacom Inc. from January 1, 2006 until his resignation in September 2006. At Viacom, he oversaw Viacom's cable network properties (which include MTV, Nickelodeon, BET, Comedy Central and many other networks), Paramount Pictures and Famous Music (publishing). He also served on the Board of Viacom from September 2005 until September 2006. Previously, he was Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of Viacom's predecessor entity since June 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Freston served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MTV Networks since 1987. Mr. Freston joined MTV Networks in 1980 and was one of the founding members of the team that launched MTV: Music Television. Among other things, he created MTV's classic "I want my MTV" ad campaign. Mr. Freston is on the board of the American Museum of Natural History and Emerson College.
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    Mr. Brittenham is a senior partner with the entertainment law firm of Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca, Fischer, Gilbert-Lurie, Stiffelman & Cook LLP, which was founded in 1978. Mr. Brittenham currently serves on the board of, or is a trustee of numerous charitable organizations, including Conservation International, KCET, the Environmental Media Association and the Alternative Medical AIDS Foundation. Mr. Brittenham received a B.S. from the United States Air Force Academy and a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.
    Judson C. Green - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Green joined the board of directors in March 2006. Mr. Green serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Navteq Corporation (a provider of digital map information for navigation systems) and is a member of its board of directors. Mr. Green joined Navteq Corporation in May 2000. In October 2007, Navteq entered into a merger agreement pursuant to which Navteq will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Nokia Inc. Following completion of the merger, Mr. Green expects that he will remain an employee of Nokia or Navteq. Previously, Mr. Green was the President of Walt Disney Attractions, the theme park and resort segment of The Walt Disney Company, from August 1991 until December 1998, and Chairman from December 1998 until April 2000. Prior to his positions at Walt Disney Attractions, he served as Chief Financial Officer of The Walt Disney Company from December 1989 until August 1991. Mr. Green is also currently a director of Harley-Davidson, Inc. and serves on that company's audit committee. Mr. Green holds a M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a bachelor's degree in economics from DePauw University.
    David Geffen - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Geffen has served as a director since October 2004. Mr. Geffen co-founded and was a principal of DreamWorks Studios from its founding in October 1994 until its sale to Viacom in January 2006. Mr. Geffen was CEO of DreamWorks Studios following the initial public offering of DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Prior to founding DreamWorks Studios, he founded, built and sold both Asylum Records (founded in 1970) and Geffen Records (founded in 1980) by signing contracts with and producing albums for such notable artists as The Eagles, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell and Linda Rondstadt (at Asylum Records) and John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Elton John, Donna Summer, Don Henley, Peter Gabriel, Guns n' Roses, Aerosmith and Nirvana (at Geffen Records). Mr. Geffen has also produced successful live-action films, including Interview with a Vampire (1994), Beetlejuice (1988) and Risky Business (1983) and Broadway musicals, including Cats and Dreamgirls.
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    Dr. Myhrvold has served as a director since October 2004. Dr. Myhrvold is the chief executive officer of Intellectual Ventures, an invention investment company based in Bellevue, Washington. Before Intellectual Ventures, Dr. Myhrvold spent 14 years at Microsoft Corporation. At Microsoft, he was a top technical and business strategist for the company and was involved with founding the company's scalable operating systems efforts which lead to the Windows NT and Windows CE product lines. During his tenure, Dr. Myhrvold held several executive positions, eventually retiring as chief technology officer in May 2000. Before assuming his role as chief technology officer at Microsoft, Dr. Myhrvold was group vice president of applications and content, which comprised a number of company divisions, including desktop applications, consumer software and Microsoft's online systems. Prior to that, he was senior vice president of Microsoft's advanced technology division, responsible for advanced product development in areas such as interactive television, advanced graphics and identifying new forms of consumer computing. Before joining Microsoft in 1986, Dr. Myhrvold was founder and president of Dynamical Systems. Prior to that he was a postdoctoral fellow in the department of applied mathematics and theoretical physics at Cambridge University and worked with Professor Stephen Hawking on research in cosmology, quantum field theory in curved space time and quantum theories of gravitation. Dr. Myhrvold holds a doctorate in theoretical and mathematical physics and a master's degree in mathematical economics from Princeton University. He also has a master's degree in geophysics and space physics and a bachelor's degree in mathematics, all from the University of California, Los Angeles.
    Total Compensation: $ 113,024.00
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    Mr. Montgomery has served as a director since July 2006. Mr. Montgomery serves as president of Montgomery & Co. and heads up the firm's media and entertainment practice. Prior to joining the predecessor company to Montgomery & Co. in 1999, Mr. Montgomery was the chief executive officer at Sega GameWorks, a joint venture between Sega, Universal Studios and DreamWorks. Before that, Mr. Montgomery was a senior executive at DreamWorks SKG from 1995 until 1999. Before joining DreamWorks SKG, Mr. Montgomery spent approximately eight years with The Walt Disney Company and its affiliates, where he held a number of senior positions including managing director and chief financial officer of EuroDisney and treasurer of Walt Disney Company. He has previously served on the board of directors of Corus Pharma and Pathogenesis, a public pharmaceutical company that was acquired by Chiron Corporation in 2000. Mr. Montgomery received his M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College, where he also received a B.A. degree as Rufus Choate Scholar with magna cum laude honors.
    Anne Globe - Other Corporate Officer
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Ms. Globe has served as our Head of Worldwide Marketing and Consumer Products since January 2007. Previously, Ms. Globe served as the Company's head of worldwide consumer products and promotions since January 2005. Ms. Globe joined DreamWorks Studios in 1996, where she was involved in all aspects of its merchandising and promotional activities. She held a variety of positions with DreamWorks Studios, including serving as head of marketing and head of promotions. Prior to joining DreamWorks Studios, Ms. Globe was Vice President of Promotions at MCA/Universal, where she was responsible for national promotion strategies for a number of the company's films. Ms. Globe received a B.S. in Marketing and a B.S. in Communications from Syracuse University.
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    Ms. Whitman has served as a director since April 2005. As President and CEO of eBay Inc. since March 1998, Ms. Whitman has led the company to become "The World's Online Marketplace" and has helped reshape how commerce takes place around the world. In addition, eBay is now the global leader in both payments and Internet telephony with PayPal and Skype, respectively. She is a member of eBay's Board of Directors. In January 2008, Ms. Whitman announced that she would retire from eBay effective March 31, 2008. She intends to remain a member of its Board of Directors and to serve as a special advisor to eBay's Chief Executive Officer and President through December 31, 2008. Prior to joining eBay, Ms. Whitman was general manager of Hasbro's Preschool Division responsible for global management and marketing of some of the world's best-known children's brands including Playskool. Among her many accolades, Time named Ms. Whitman one of the world's 100 most influential people in 2004 and 2005, and Fortune ranked her one of the 25 most powerful people in business and the most powerful woman in American business in 2004 and 2005. She is a member of the Board of Directors of The Procter & Gamble Company.
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    Mr. von der Heyden has served as a director since October 2005. Karl M. von der Heyden stepped down from PepsiCo, Inc. in February 2001. He had rejoined PepsiCo in September 1996 as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer. During his tenure, he concentrated on helping to re-focus the company by spinning off or selling the restaurant companies, buying Tropicana and Quaker Oats, and taking the bottling business, Pepsi Bottling Group, public, among other things. He had previously retired from RJR Nabisco, where he was co-chairman and chief executive officer, through May 1993 and chief financial officer since 1989. In December 1993 he took over as president and chief executive officer at financially troubled Metallgesellschaft Corp. on an interim basis and successfully restructured the company in a period of seven months. He had also served as Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standard Board's Advisory Council (FASAC). Before joining RJR Nabisco, Mr. von der Heyden was senior vice president, chief financial officer and a director of H.J. Heinz Company. He joined Heinz in 1980 as vice president of finance and treasurer. Previously, Mr. von der Heyden had worked for PepsiCo in various senior management capacities: vice president, controller from 1974 to 1977, chief financial officer of Pepsi-Cola Company from 1977-1979, and then vice president of manufacturing for the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group. Mr. von der Heyden began his business career as a management trainee at the Berliner Bank AG. He joined Coopers & Lybrand, Philadelphia, in 1963, and in 1966 he moved to Pitney Bowes, where he advanced to the position of corporate controller. A native of Berlin, Germany, Mr. von der Heyden attended the Free University of Berlin. He graduated from Duke University in 1962 and obtained an MBA degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1964. Mr. von der Heyden serves on the boards of Macy's, Inc. and NYSE Euronext, Inc. He is a trustee of The American Academy in Berlin.
    Roger A. Enrico - Chairman of the Board/Director
    Total Compensation: $ 2.41 M
    Mr. Enrico has served as the Chairman of our Board of Directors since October 2004. Mr. Enrico is the former chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo, Inc. Mr. Enrico was chief executive officer of PepsiCo, Inc. from April 1996 to April 2001, chairman of PepsiCo, Inc.'s board from November 1996 to April 2001, and vice chairman from April 2001 to April 2002. He joined PepsiCo, Inc. in 1971, became president and chief executive officer of Pepsi-Cola USA in 1983, president and chief executive officer of PepsiCo Worldwide Beverages in 1986, chairman and chief executive officer of Frito-Lay, Inc. in 1991, and chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo Worldwide Foods in 1992. Mr. Enrico was chairman and chief executive officer, PepsiCo Worldwide Restaurants, from 1994 to 1997. He is also on the boards of directors of The National Geographic Society, the Environmental Defense Fund and the American Film Institute.
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    Ms. Hobson has served as a director since October 2004. Ms. Hobson has served as the president of Ariel Capital Management, LLC, a Chicago-based investment management firm, since 2004. She also has served as president and a director of its sole managing member, Ariel Capital Management Holdings, Inc. since 2000. She is also the president of Ariel Investment Trust, an open-end management investment company, and has served as a trustee since 1993 and as chairman of the board of trustees since 2006. She previously served as senior vice president and director of marketing at Ariel Capital Management, Inc. from 1994 to 2000, and as vice president of marketing at Ariel Capital Management, Inc. from 1991 to 1994. Ms. Hobson is a graduate of Princeton University where she received a Bachelor of Arts from the Woodrow Wilson School of International Relations and Public Policy. Ms. Hobson works with a variety of civil and professional institutions, including serving as a director of the Chicago Public Library as well as its foundation and as a board member of the Field Museum and the Chicago Public Education Fund. She has also served as a director of Estee Lauder and Starbucks since 2004 and 2005, respectively. In 2002, Esquire Magazine named Ms. Hobson as one of "America's Best and Brightest" emerging leaders.
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