Group 1200 Media Names Mitchel Berger as new VP of Sales and Distribution and Kelli Crain as VP of Marketing

Group 1200 Media Names Mitchel Berger as new VP of Sales and Distribution and Kelli Crain as VP of Marketing

Former NBCUniversal executives join Group 1200 Media Team

FLOWER MOUND, Texas, Dec. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Group 1200 Media, the parent holding company of FUNimation Entertainment, Giant Ape Media, and Group 1200 Products, announced today the appointment of Mitchel Berger as Vice President of Sales and Distribution and Kelli Crain as Vice President of Marketing.

Mitchel is a seasoned sales professional with over 20 years' experience in the home entertainment industry. Prior to joining Group 1200 Media, Mitchel spent 21 years with Universal Studios Home Entertainment where he started as an unpaid intern in college. During his time at Universal he handled a wide range of retail, rental, and distribution accounts, including 3 years in Bentonville as the Vice President of Sales and Walmart team lead. For the last 2 years at Universal, he served as the Sr. Vice President of Sales, Category Management, and Customer Marketing for North America. In that capacity, he and his team were responsible for delivering industry leading sales and consumer programs on such titles as "Fast Five" and "Despicable Me 2."

"Group 1200 Media is a vibrant, innovative company focused on delivering a compelling brand promise to connect with fans. I am incredibly excited to be joining this team and look forward to maximizing consumption of our content across existing and emerging platforms, by providing our fans with the most compelling experience in the industry," said Mr. Berger.

Kelli recently joined Group 1200 as Vice President of Marketing, overseeing the brand and digital marketing teams as well as the creative services department. She spent nine years at Universal Studios Home Entertainment, a unit of Universal Pictures, managing the Blu-ray and DVD marketing campaigns of many major theatrical and direct-to DVD releases. Prior to Universal she spent six years in brand strategy consulting and holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.

"I'm so excited about joining this team and the opportunity to create unique fan experiences across a variety of platforms - theatrical, SVOD, digital, and Blu-ray/DVD. We have a passionate fan base, and we are equally passionate about offering compelling experiences that excite, delight and inspire our fans," said Ms. Crain.

"Kelli and Mitchel's consumer-focused experience and superior leadership abilities are the perfect combination of expertise to help us continue to grow. They will help us deliver on our commitment to expand FUNimation's market leadership in the physical and digital marketplace, to serve millions of Anime fans, grow brands for our Japanese partners, and build our live action filmed entertainment portfolio," said Group 1200 EVP/COO Mike DuBoise.

"We are thrilled to have Mitchel and Kelli join our Executive team," said Gen Fukunaga, Group 1200 CEO. "Together they will help take Group 1200 to the next level."

About Group 1200 Media

Group 1200 Media is a fully integrated next-generation independent entertainment studio. G1200 Media, the parent holding company of subsidiaries,FUNimation Entertainment and Giant Ape Media, is a market leader in the acquisition, creation, production, distribution, licensing and marketing of our wide-ranging Anime, TV and Movie slate. The studio uses our portfolio of brands to differentiate genres and unique audiences with curated content, services and consumer products. Our content is released across traditional and digital distribution channels, including theatrical exhibition, physical and digital home entertainment, pay and free television subscription on-demand services.

Additional information may be found at www.group1200.com.



SOURCE Group 1200 Media

Group 1200 Media

CONTACT: Scott Lonski- Director of Communication & Events, Group 1200 Media, Scott.Lonski@Group1200.com, 972-537-0843

Web Site: http://www.group1200.com


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