New Hires for Princess Sam Entertainment Group

Princess Sam Entertainment Group has brought on two new team members as part of the production and distribution growth of its new 3D animated series Tara Duncan.

Appointed as senior content sales manager at Princess Sam Pictures, Frédéric Gentet will take charge of the distribution of audiovisual content produced by the group. Gentet previously managed the sales of films and animated series within Millimages for five years.

As executive VP, Najib Fayad will lead the teams of the Princess Sam Consumer Products entity, responsible for developing the Tara Duncan property as well as the group’s other IP and fostering partnerships with all the leading manufacturers in their categories. Fayad will act as a strategic advisor in all the other activities of the group.

Fayad has more than 35 years of experience in strategy and international development in various companies in France and internationally, including Groupe Havas—Jeux Nathan, Groupe Smoby-Majorette, Mi29—Majorette, HTI Group and Splash-Toys in the Middle East, where the company partnered with Disney and LEGO.

Audouin-Mamikonian, CEO and founder, said: “We are very proud to attract professionals of this caliber to the Princess Sam group, and we are confident that their experience and talent will allow our young company to thrive—continuing to be both agile and steadfast in a changing and complicated world. I wish them every success within our group!”