COOKIE JAR ENTERTAINMENT APPOINTS GWEN MCCAULEY VP DISTRIBUTION/SALES OPERATIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
TORONTO, CANADA (June 9, 2009) Cookie Jar Entertainment has hired Gwen McCauley as VP Distribution/Sales Operations for Canada. Based in Cookie Jar's Toronto headquarters, McCauley will develop and distribute programming that fits with Cookie Jar's brand and broadcaster needs. She will also lead all sales efforts throughout Canada including television pre-sales and library and home video entertainment. McCauley will report to Tom Mazza, EVP and Head of Worldwide TV.
"Cookie Jar Entertainment has enjoyed an extraordinary period of growth over the past five years," said Mazza. "We will benefit from Gwen's impressive industry knowledge and experience which will make her an extremely valuable asset to the company."
McCauley joins Cookie Jar Entertainment following 11 years at BBC Worldwide Canada Ltd. where she worked in the sales and co-productions departments, most recently as a vice president. She was responsible for the sales and distribution business across all genres for numerous clients within the English-speaking Canadian television market. McCauley also led all Digital Media business development initiatives in the market.
About Cookie Jar Group
The Cookie Jar Group is a Canada-based global children's entertainment, consumer products and education company dedicated to excellence. Through Cookie Jar Entertainment, the company is a leader in the creation, production, marketing and licensing of evergreen character brands that appeal to kids and families worldwide. Cookie Jar Entertainment's library of nearly 6,000 half-hour episodes features some of the world's most recognizable brands, including "Strawberry Shortcake", "Caillou", "Inspector Gadget", "The Doodlebops ", "Arthur" and "Johnny Test". The company owns non-character based brands for licensing such as Mommy & Me. Through its pan-European subsidiary, the full-service licensing agency Copyright Promotions Licensing Group, Cookie Jar represents numerous third-party iconic brands. Cookie Jar Group also has a one-third interest in international children's television channel Kidsco. Cookie Jar Education, based in Greensboro, North Carolina, is one of North America's largest providers of supplemental education materials, reaching nearly 2,000 teachers across the United States, through the Carson-Dellosa and HighReach Learning brands.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Brook Hefner/Cookie Jar Entertainment
bhefner@cjar.com; (818) 955-5454
