DreamWorks Names Former Disney Exec Mark Zoradi COO

(RTTNews) - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. (DWA) said Monday that former Walt Disney Co. (DIS) executive Mark Zoradi will join the company as Chief Operating Officer.

Current COO Ann Daly will be elevatd to President of the company, and Lew Coleman will assume the role of Vice-Chairman in addition to his current roles of Chief Financial Officer and Acting Chief Accounting Officer.

Mark Zoradi is a 30-year veteran of the motion picture industry. He was instrumental in the start up of Walt Disney Home Entertainment and The Disney Channel. He previously served as the General Manager of Buena Vista Television, President of Buena Vista International with responsibility for the international theatrical and home entertainment marketing and distribution of Disney, Touchstone, and Pixar films and most recently, served as President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Group.