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DigiBC Appoints Seasoned Veteran Howard Donaldson as New President
Tuesday, April 5, 2011Company Profile | Follow Company
Vancouver, BC, April 5, 2011--(T-Net)--DigiBC, the Digital Media and Wireless Association in British Columbia, announced it has appointed Howard Donaldson as new President of the Association. Donaldson, who will begin leading the organization effective mid-April, brings a wealth of knowledge to this position and is a seasoned digital media executive with over 15 years' experience leading high profile companies.
Most recently, Donaldson served as Vice President, Studio Operations for Disney Interactive Studios, the interactive business unit of The Walt Disney Company. In this position, he was instrumental in helping to set up several new interactive studios around the world and implementing global best practices. Donaldson also co-founded Propaganda Games and helped establish a Disney presence in the province by selling this BC-based studio to the Walt Disney Company.
Prior to this, Donaldson served as the Chief Financial Officer of EA Canada. As an active member of the executive team, he was responsible for directing strategic and business planning that led to EA Canada's double-digit annual growth to almost $1 billion in revenue and employment of thousands of high paying jobs for graduates of our local universities.
Donaldson has also been an active leader in the digital media community in BC for several years. He has served on the Board of DigiBC and New Media BC for more than three years. He was instrumental in bringing the Canadian Video Games Awards to BC and helped found the Vancouver International Video Games Summit, which has been running for four consecutive years and now operates as the Canadian Games Conference (formerly known as GDC Canada).
His industry leadership also includes being a founding member of the BC Interactive Task Force in 2009, which launched an active and focused public policy program to support the growth and competitiveness of the local video game industry. He is also a member of the BC Screen-based Media Industry Human Resources Committee, which recently completed a strategy to support long term employment growth and global competitiveness.
"We are fortunate to be able to have such a well-respected and experienced person to lead DigiBC going forward," said V. Paul Lee, Chairman of DigiBC. "Under Howard's stewardship, we will continue to focus on building our membership, events, networking, public policy and business growth. By working together, we can create new jobs, new business opportunities and strong economics for BC."
Commenting on his new appointment, Donaldson stated, "The BC Digital Media and Wireless Industry has a substantial well respected global presence and significant investment in employment and infrastructure today. My objective will be to build a stronger industry association and greater community relationships to facilitate industry growth and a competitive, sustainable, next-generation global digital media hub in BC."
"I look forward to working with the Board of Directors of DigiBC, the members, the numerous community and industry sponsors, the supporting local, provincial and federal government organizations, educational institutions, related industry associations, the media and the many volunteers who are the foundations of BC's digital community. As these diverse digital media sectors continue to converge, I see a prosperous future by combining the rich creative talents and spirit of historically separate sectors into one exciting digital media and wireless community of the future. By working together, we can create new opportunities for BC businesses and help them develop and succeed on a global stage. " continued Donaldson.
About DigiBC
DigiBC promotes, supports and accelerates the growth, competitiveness, and sustainability of BC's digital media and wireless industry in the world through world-class leadership, promotional and trade and investment initiatives, networking and events, education and training, and public policy. We represent more than 1,000 companies and 16,500 employees in video games, animation and visual effects, web 2.0, interactive marketing and social media, e-learning, and mobile and wireless generating revenues of more than $3 billion a year. http://www.digibc.org
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DigiBC - The Digital Media and Wireless Association of BC
Vancouver, BC (Non-Tech Sectors)
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