Carlos Biern Named Toonz’s President of Animation & Co-Pros

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Carlos Biern, currently the president of the Spanish Federation of Animation & Visual Effects Producers (DIBOOS), has been appointed president of animation production and co-production at Toonz Media Group, while Paul Robinson, who has been Imira’s CEO since December 2017, takes on a new role.

Biern will be overseeing all international productions and co-productions of Toonz Media Group and its companies. He will take on an operational role within Imira from both a management perspective and to build on projects initiated under Robinson’s helm.

Robinson has resigned from his CEO duties at Imira and will now take on a key strategic role within the Toonz Media Group. He will continue to work with the Toonz group and different entertainment divisions, reporting directly to P. Jayakumar, group CEO. Robinson will provide strategic advice to the Toonz Media Group and will continue to head the Canal Clan International joint venture with RTVE, Malish TV Russia and other platform initiatives worldwide, as well as strategic alliances for the group.

Jayakumar commented: “We thank Paul for his service over these past 18 months and are delighted to continue to benefit from his expertise and extensive experience as we expand across all our entertainment divisions and welcome Carlos who brings with him a valuable knowledge and years of experience in the international as well as the Spanish arena.”

Robinson added, “It has been a pleasure to lead a wonderful team of people and to contribute to help make a Spanish distribution company a little more global and worldwide in its reach and aspirations. The global market is changing rapidly, and there is an imperative for us to continue to develop new routes to market and strategically serve our customers better whilst developing new business opportunities.”

Biern said, “I am delighted to be joining such a vibrant entertainment group and working with both Imira and Toonz experienced teams. I am extremely happy to take this role to build even more our presence by incorporating the best creative talent in kids and family entertainment from all over the world.”