{"id":31466,"date":"2026-03-04T11:43:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cartoon-saloon-taps-anthony-leo-as-ceo\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T15:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:13:11","slug":"cartoon-saloon-taps-anthony-leo-as-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cartoon-saloon-taps-anthony-leo-as-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartoon Saloon Taps Anthony Leo as CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cartoon Saloon has tapped Anthony Leo (<em>Geek Girl<\/em>, <em>Youngblood<\/em>, <em>The Breadwinner<\/em>) as its new CEO, replacing outgoing managing director Gerry Shirren, who retired after 12 years with the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnthony\u2019s deep understanding of production, international co-financing and global distribution uniquely equips him to guide Cartoon Saloon into its next phase of growth and innovation,\u201d said co-founder Tomm Moore. \u201cHis passion for artist-driven storytelling aligns perfectly with our mission. We thank Gerry for his dedication to our artists, for the massive positive impact he\u2019s had on our organization and wish him every happiness upon his retirement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leo will oversee the strategic direction and continued growth of Cartoon Saloon, working alongside Moore and fellow co-founders Nora Twomey and Paul Young.<\/p>\n<p>Leo was nominated for an Academy Award as a producer on the animated feature<em> The Breadwinner<\/em>, which was co-produced with Cartoon Saloon, Melusine Studios and Canada\u2019s Aircraft Pictures, the company Leo co-founded with Andrew Rosen. Recent producing credits include <em>Geek Girl<\/em>, <em>Youngblood<\/em> and the upcoming animated feature film <em>Juli\u00e1n<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Leo commented, \u201cHaving collaborated with Nora, Tomm, Paul and Gerry for over a decade, I\u2019m honored to join this remarkable company at such an important moment in its journey. We have an extraordinary opportunity to build a sustainable future that ensures audiences everywhere will continue to discover and enjoy Cartoon Saloon\u2019s bold, creator-driven films and series for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cartoon Saloon has tapped Anthony Leo (Geek Girl, Youngblood, The Breadwinner) as its new CEO, replacing outgoing managing director Gerry Shirren, who retired after 12 years with the company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":31470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[12003,2300,12004],"class_list":["post-31466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-anthony-leo","tag-cartoon-saloon","tag-tomm-moore","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cartoon Saloon Taps Anthony Leo as CEO - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cartoon-saloon-taps-anthony-leo-as-ceo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cartoon Saloon Taps Anthony Leo as CEO - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cartoon Saloon has tapped Anthony Leo (Geek Girl, Youngblood, The Breadwinner) as its new CEO, replacing outgoing managing director Gerry Shirren, who retired after 12 years with the company.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cartoon-saloon-taps-anthony-leo-as-ceo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-04T16:43:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-04T20:13:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/CartoonSaloon-AnthonyLeo-0326.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cartoon-saloon-taps-anthony-leo-as-ceo\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cartoon-saloon-taps-anthony-leo-as-ceo\/\",\"name\":\"Cartoon Saloon Taps Anthony Leo as CEO - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-04T16:43:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-04T20:13:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cartoon-saloon-taps-anthony-leo-as-ceo\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cartoon-saloon-taps-anthony-leo-as-ceo\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cartoon-saloon-taps-anthony-leo-as-ceo\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cartoon Saloon Taps Anthony Leo as CEO\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\",\"name\":\"TVKIDS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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