Genius Brands International (NASDAQ: GNUS), a global kids media company, has appointed Cindy Kelly to the newly created position of head of advertising sales and co-chief revenue officer for Kartoon Channel!, working alongside Todd Steinman, who was recently appointed co-chief revenue & marketing officer. Kelly will oversee advertising sales, as well as brand, content and event sponsorships for Kartoon Channel!, while Steinman spearheads subscriptions and marketing for the platform. Kelly joins Genius Brands with over 25 years of experience in executive sales and sponsorship roles at leading media companies, including extensive children’s media sales at Cartoon Network. She also served as broadcast account supervisor at Ogilvy & Mather NY, overseeing media strategy for accounts including, Mattel Toys, Campbell’s Soup and Paramount Pictures….
Apantac, manufacturer of multiviewers, video walls, extension and signal processing solutions, has brought Brian Walker aboard as central regional manager covering business development and sales activities for the central U.S. and Pacific Northwest regions. The Oregon-based Walker will lead the expansion of Apantac’s North American out-reach to end-user customers as well as expanding and developing distribution partnerships in the broadcast, professional AV, house of worship and associated vertical markets for his region. He comes to Apantac from Sennheiser where he served as business development manager for the professional audio team, and previously as a customer development and applications engineer….
