
Meike de Vaere, Ben Peace and Pau Pascual.
- Manchester-based kids research firm The Insights Family has recruited Adam Woodgate as its new VP of research solutions. He will be working with brands, media buyers and IP creators to provide strategic advice based on kids & family trends drawn from the 700,000 interviews the company conducts each year. Woodgate joins from Dubit, where he spent the last 11 years in roles such as SVP of media insights and research manager, in addition to heading up the firm’s global children’s media and tech tracker.
- WildBrain CPLG has just completed a round of international promotions. Newly minted commercial SVPs Pau Pascual (Europe, the UK and the Americas) and Ben Peace (APAC, MENA and India) will oversee teams and business in their respective regions. Meanwhile, Amsterdam-based Meike de Vaere is moving up to SVP of partnerships & business development, with a focus on finding new licensing opportunities and overseeing YouTube partnerships. All three execs are now part of the company’s senior leadership team, reporting to EVP of global partnerships and licensing Maarten Weck.