Shout! Factory Ups Four Execs

LOS ANGELES: Shout! Factory has promoted veteran executives David McIntosh, Melissa Boag, Jordan Fields and Tom Chen.

David McIntosh has been elevated to senior VP of business affairs and digital distribution. He previously served as VP of business affairs. In addition to overseeing the daily business undertakings for the company, McIntosh manages distribution of Shout! Factory’s film and TV properties across all non-physical formats, including broadcast, SVOD, AVOD, EST, TVOD and theatrical.

Shout! Factory’s founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos commented: “David McIntosh has led the way in our ongoing transition into the digital frontier and has helped us grow the company on many fronts. He is a key contributor to the strategic direction of our business and has shown savvy leadership through the years in driving revenue across digital, VOD, broadcast and theatrical.”

Melissa Boag has been promoted to senior VP of kids and family entertainment, after joining the company in 2003 and serving as VP of kids and family entertainment. Boag currently oversees all aspects of animated and live-action releases that are classified as kids and family entertainment, including integrated marketing, communications, advertising and branding functions. She also participates in acquisitions, digital channel management and worldwide retail distribution strategies, in addition to overseeing publicity.

Shout! Factory’s founders said, “Melissa Boag started at Shout! 12 years ago, and grew our marketing department from one to a mighty team. She’s a deep strategic thinker and has spearheaded our move into the kids and family business, which has been pivotal in the growth of the company. She successfully manages the relationship with Hasbro Studios and our other major kids content partners.”

Jordan Fields has been named VP of acquisitions. Since he joined the company, Fields has led the acquisitions team, negotiating for TV and film properties to distribute in physical and non-physical formats. Recent deals include Bloodsucking Bastards, Gravy and Over Your Dead Body for the Scream Factory line. Meanwhile, deals for classic television properties include WKRP in Cincinnati, Maude and Pee-wee’s Playhouse. Deals were also recently secured for the animated features Maya The Bee Movie and The Seventh Dwarf for Shout! Kids. Fields has also played a key role in Shout! Factory’s evolution from a home video distributor into a full-fledged media company.

“Jordan Fields started with us eight years ago and has been key in building our catalogue,” the founders stated. “He nurtured our strong relationship with MST3K, Mel Brooks, several of the major studios and many others, to success. Through his talent for identifying marketable content and great relationship with rights holders, he brings us an ever-growing list of content partners.”

Finally, Tom Chen has been upped to the post of VP of publicity from associate VP of publicity. Chen leads the company's publicity team and is responsible for day-to-day consumer PR, corporate trade communications and talent relations, working closely with multiple business units to develop brand initiatives and publicity strategies for Shout!’s pop culture TV and movie libraries, animation, new films and original productions across multiple screens.

Foos, Emmer and Foos remarked: “Tom Chen has been responsible for Shout!’s tremendous media visibility. He’s always up for a challenge and pushes us hard into new directions. He has done excellent work on the launch of Shout! Factory TV and publicizing our moves into other new media channels. Tom’s leadership and insight have a lot to do with it.”