Spencer Dodd, formerly executive producer at Gorgeous Enterprises, London, has been named exec producer/managing director for The Sweet Shop in the U.K. and Europe.
He is based in the London office of The Sweet Shop, an international production house which also maintains offices in Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, New York and Los Angeles. The overall company continues to be headed by CEO/founding partner Paul Prince.
Dodd spent the past 10 years at Gorgeous, the acclaimed shop featuring the talents of director Frank Budgen, among others. Dodd views this new chapter in his career as “an exciting challenge–growing the team, expanding the roster and developing The Sweet Shop’s presence in the U.K. and throughout Europe…The company already has a great reputation and I’m looking forward to helping them develop and grow that brand over the years ahead.”
Part of that growth will include The Rumpus Room, a sister company of The Sweet Shop specializing in content for different platforms spanning such areas as social networking, the web and non-linear advertising.
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