Ray Gagnon Joins Image

CHATSWORTH: Image Entertainment has appointed Ray Gagnon, who has worked in the home-entertainment industry for more than two decades, as executive VP of worldwide sales.

Gagnon recently served as executive VP of worldwide sales for Anchor Bay Entertainment. Prior to this, he worked at DreamWorks as senior VP of worldwide sales. He also served as senior VP of sales for North America at 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

At Image, Gagnon will report directly to Ted Green, the company’s chairman and CEO. “I have had the opportunity to work with Ray in the past and am extremely pleased that he is joining our team at Image,” commented Green. “Ray has an exceptional understanding of the ever-changing home entertainment marketplace and strong personal contacts that can only come from years in the industry. He is unmatched when it comes to directing the sales efforts and is a great asset to our team.”

“I’m thrilled to be working with Image,” said Gagnon. “There are tremendous challenges that exist at retail today but there are tremendous opportunities as well. I look forward to working with the entire Image Entertainment team to meet those challenges and take advantage of the opportunities.”