Television sales veteran Patricia Ryan has been promoted to exec VP of sales for Foothill Ent.’s international sales team. For the past year, she has been a consultant for the company, which specializes in the co-development and distribution of children’s and family entertainment programming.
‘Pat is very well liked and respected throughout the world, so having her in this new management role is a huge plus for us, especially with our increasing catalog’ says Foothill president Jo Kavanagh-Payne.
‘Our completed programming catalog has grown considerably in the past six months, and it was becoming increasingly difficult to cover the world ourselves as well as devote time to our development projects,’ adds Foothill chairman Gregory Payne. ‘With Pat’s extensive contacts and experience, she continues to make a real difference in our business.’
In her new position, Ryan will generate new sales and contacts all over the world as she supports a number of new series, including HHK Ent.’s Hip Hop Kidz, and such classic cartoon properties as Collingwood O’Hare’s Animal Stories. Santa barbara, Calif.-based Foothill Ent. most recently teamed with U.K. content creator Phew!! Ltd. and Toronto’s Kaleidoscope Ent. to develop the environmentally themed animated series Snapper.
Before joining Foothill, Ryan served as president of international sales for animation company DIC Ent. Inc. She began her career at Filmation Associates, a division of Group W/Westinghouse Broadcasting, where she worked for 14 years and rose to the position of VP of international sales and administration.
