Eric Roth, executive director of the Visual Effects Society (VES), has signed a three-year contract with the organization. Roth joined the VES a little more than a year ago and is responsible for running its day-to-day operations, spanning such areas as strategic planning, fundraising, membership outreach and communications.
Roth envisions ongoing growth for the VES, saying expectations are that the organization will “more than double during the next three years in both its size and influence within the entertainment industry. Right now we’re in over a dozen countries and with the continued advances in technology, we can become the international glue that connects all the world’s top visual effects artists to one another.”
Prior to VES, Roth amassed 15 years of strategic management, communications and public affairs experience. Through his tenure as the executive director of L.A. Works, a volunteer action center, he gained critical working knowledge of the nonprofit sector. He was also extensively involved in local government politics as former chief of staff at Los Angeles City Hall, in addition to directing the government affairs department for the Southern California Association of Governments.
The VES is a professional honorary society dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of visual effects, and to improving the welfare of its members by providing enrichment and education, fostering community, and promoting industry recognition of the effects field. The VES presently has about 1,250 members worldwide.