Thomson Names Chris Carey to Dual Role of Technicolor Services Division's Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Technical Officer

"With Chris' deep understanding of the technology needs of the services division and the industry, and his ability to translate that into the commercial relevance that it has for our customers, this unique dual role is a perfect match," said Lanny Raimondo, senior executive vice president of Thomson and head of the Technicolor services division. "Bringing together the leadership of technology and marketing under Chris will help us to better focus on, and meet, our customer's needs with innovative and forward-looking solutions."

Carey joined the Technicolor Services division in 2006 and has led several key technology development initiatives, including the division's media asset management platform: MIDAS (Media Ingest, Distribution and Storage).

"I appreciate the opportunity to have contributed, during the past two years, to the services division's technology direction and vision for providing end-to-end services to media, entertainment and communications companies on a global basis," Carey said. "I am excited by the prospect of marketing these end-to-end capabilities to our customers, and managing the infrastructure required, across all of the division's business units, to successfully execute our vision."

Immediately prior to joining the Technicolor services division, Carey spent more than 16 years at Walt Disney Studios. During the launch of the DVD format, he was in charge of worldwide Technical Services and initiated the formation of the DVD production group. This group created all of the DVD bonus materials, working closely with the Disney marketing team. These bonus materials became a key part of the marketing message of all DVD releases.

Carey is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and has been a member of Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE), Cinema Audio Society (CAS), and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). He has served on the Board of Directors for the DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA), DVD Forum, Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI), and the Advanced Access Content System (AACS).

Carey is a contributing author of Understanding Digital Cinema, published in 2005 by Elsevier Publications. He was educated at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

About Thomson -- World leader in digital video technologies

Thomson (Paris: 18453)(NYSE: TMS) provides technology, services, and systems to help its Media & Entertainment clients - content creators, content distributors and users of its technology - realize their business goals and optimize their performance in a rapidly changing technology environment. The Group is the preferred partner to the Media & Entertainment Industries through its Technicolor, Grass Valley, RCA, and Thomson brands. For more information: http://www.thomson.net.