- Spin Master and BBC Studios alum Alice Burden (pictured left) has joined Toon2Tango as a creative producer, and will work on developing new projects for its originals slate. She’s coming off three years as a director of acquisitions at Spin Master and has more than 25 years of experience in the kids entertainment industry, working across publishing, production and licensing.
- Miami-based Wyncor has hired toy industry veteran Steven Sandler (pictured right) as its first chief commercial officer. Fresh off a two-year stint managing mass and specialty retail channels as VP of sales at collectibles company Funko, Sandler also previously worked in executive sales positions at Hasbro, Jada Toys and JA-RU Toys.
- VFX and animation studio Cinesite has appointed digital strategist Adipat Virdi to head up its extended reality (XR) initiatives as an executive director. Virdi will develop and manage client relationships for new AR, VR and mixed-reality projects worldwide. He has worked in the immersive tech industry for more than a decade and was the global creative product lead for Meta’s VR products and platforms.