SOURCE: Animax

 

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - January 28, 2009) - Animax, a leading digital creative agency with offices in Los Angeles, Toronto and Boston, today announced that its board of directors has named Corey Torrence to serve as the company's Chief Executive Officer.

Torrence has served since November 2006 as President of Prodigious Worldwide, a Digitas/Publicis Company, dedicated to digital production and innovation. During his tenure, Torrence assisted in the acquisition and integration of three digital production agencies and established over ten partnerships with premier technology firms in both products and services globally.

"We look forward to Corey's contributions as a member of Animax," said Andy Bain, Co-Founder of Animax. "Animax is very focused on digital expansion to new verticals and global markets. We think Corey's insights and experience will be very valuable in helping to guide Animax in the years ahead." Dave Thomas, entertainment industry veteran, who founded Animax with Andy Bain said, "For the past three years, Animax has doubled its revenue every year. I am very excited about Corey joining us because Animax is at a critical stage in its growth where we are ready to jump to the next level. With his extensive background with A-list companies, Corey will help us make that leap. Right now, the future looks very bright for Animax."

"Animax is one of the companies that I admire most," said Torrence. "From its impressive portfolio of virtual world and gaming projects, to its high quality branded entertainment, to its digital initiatives in health and education, Animax continues to push the edge of technology and engagement. I'm really looking forward to working with this pioneering team to help with all of the amazing things Animax is doing."

Torrence joins Animax President, Michael Bellavia, to oversee day-to-day operations as well as drive the next phase of growth. Prior to Prodigious, Torrence was CEO and Chairman of the Board at Invoke Solutions, a technology company offering real-time research platforms. Corey joined Invoke in November 2003 to reposition the products and services and rebuild the management team. The company achieved 70% revenue growth and raised a total of $20 million in capital for business expansion. Torrence was also President and CEO of Epsilon, now an Alliance Data Services company. He led the turnaround and sale of Epsilon from 1999 - 2001 and raised over $130M in debt to finance the eventual sale of the business to Relizon.

Torrence has over 25 years of experience as a digital strategist, leader, and visionary giving him a well-seasoned perspective which perfectly complements Animax's needs as a young and quickly growing company with robust capabilities.

About Animax Entertainment

Animax is an award winning digital creative agency that drives deeper audience engagement for leading brands. From strategy to creative and technical production to marketing and media planning, Animax offers full service capabilities. Winners of the first Broadband Emmy, Animax creates fun, character driven experiences for all screens. This includes virtual worlds, branded entertainment, games, and animation for leading toy companies, entertainment studios, top brands, and other agencies. For more information, visit http://www.animaxent.com or email press@animaxent.com.