UNITED MEDIA APPOINTS TIM WHALE TO VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL LICENSING - JAPAN, EUROPE, AND LATIN AMERICA
Whale assumes responsibilities of overseeing strategic management of key international territories
New York, NY, March 29, 2004 -- United Media, a leading licensing and syndication company, today announced the appointment of Tim Whale to Vice President of International Licensing for Japan, Europe and Latin America. Reporting directly to Rita Rubin, Senior Vice President of International Licensing at United Media, Whale initially will oversee the overall management of the company's major business operation in Japan, United Media KK, with an mid-term focus on building the business in Europe and Latin America.
Whale joins United Media with a rich career history, including nearly a decade with Disney Consumer Products, where he served as Vice President in several different capacities, and was responsible for spearheading the company's book and magazine publishing business in the Asia Pacific and European regions. In addition, with Disney, he was responsible for launching a number of highly successful consumer products licensing businesses in emerging and new markets in Asia Pacific. Other career highlights include: helming the west coast based company, eDaycare, where, as CEO, he was in charge of overall management and venture capital fundraising; serving as Vice President, Publishing for Airclic, Inc., a U.S.-based technology company funded by Motorola, Ericsson and Symbol; and directing sales and marketing at Reed Consumer Books, working with such notable authors as Jackie Collins, Douglas Adams, Wilbur Smith and Michael Jackson, as well as with major children's brands such as Winnie the Pooh, Thomas the Tank Engine and Spot the Dog. Whale was also Managing Director for Dorling Kindersley Limited, the leading international publisher of illustrated reference books.
"As United Media continues to build on its existing international business, we're constantly striving to find new ways to increase revenues, while at the same time building better and stronger relationships with our existing and new partners. Having Tim Whale on our team can only help us reach our goals sooner," said Rita Rubin, Senior Vice President, International Licensing at United Media. "Tim's expertise, creativity, and extensive knowledge of how global businesses are run, particularly those related to licensing, are sure to be invaluable assets to United Media."
About UNITED MEDIA United Media (UM) is a worldwide licensing and syndication company that focuses on building brand equity around a wide range of creative content. The company recently signed the new PBS kid series, Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, the MTA (New York Metropolitan Transit Authority), and the Emmy award winning television series, Arthur, to its portfolio of properties. It also collaborated with fellow E.W. Scripps company, Food Network, to build an all new licensing programming featuring the popular cable channel. United Media licenses and/or syndicates other properties, including PEANUTS, Precious Moments, Copyrights at United Media (The World of Beatrix Potter, Paddington Bear, etc.), Raggedy Ann & Andy, and Dilbert. United Media is an E.W. Scripps Company.
