American Greetings Bolsters Executive Team

NEW YORK, September 14:
American Greetings Properties has tapped Sarah Finn, the former VP of animation
for Sony Pictures Television, as the company’s new VP of production, and Rachel
Halperin as the new manager of domestic licensing.

Based in Los Angeles, Finn
will help oversee and manage all of American Greetings’ entertainment
productions and co-productions, as well as securing U.S. and foreign partners.
Prior to her appointment, Finn was VP of animation production at Sony Pictures
Television, and previously served as an associate producer at Columbia Tristar
Children’s Television and as production manager at Epoch Ink Animation.

In her role as manager of
domestic licensing, Halperin will be based in New York and will be responsible
for the strategic licensing of all the company’s brands, across all key
categories. She will report to Rick Goralnick, the director of domestic
licensing. Previously, Halperin served as the licensing manager at The
Licensing Company (TLC).