UNITED MEDIA APPOINTS TINA ELLIS
TO VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES, DOMESTIC LICENSING
New York, NY, April 13, 2004 -- United Media, a leading licensing and syndication company, today announced the appointment of Tina Ellis to Vice President of Sales, Domestic Licensing. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Domestic Licensing, Joshua Kislevitz, Ellis will helm United Media's domestic sales team, overseeing and maintaining the strategic growth of the company's core revenue categories, which include apparel, publishing, and gift and stationery, among others.
Ellis joins United Media's team with a rich career history in the licensing industry. Most recently she served as Vice President of Licensing at Sesame Workshop. While there, she directed three business units within the licensing group including the Sesame Street Kmart strategic partnership, apparel and accessory licensing, and the home video and audio business. Prior to that, she was Vice President of Marketing at Haddad Apparel Group, responsible for the overall direction of the company's $250 million children's apparel program. She also was Group Director, Licensing at NHL Enterprises.
"It is a pleasure to have Tina on United Media's domestic licensing team," said Joshua Kislevitz, Senior Vice President, Domestic Licensing at United Media. "Tina's demonstrated licensing and sales expertise complement the skills of our seasoned team of professionals. Her ability to maximize strategic partnerships is an ideal fit with her new role in directing our sales team's efforts."
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.
