People - Brief Article

Post, Jan, 2002

JIM MACK

Montebello, Calif.'s TASCAM has appointment Jim Mack to the position of GM, in charge of the company's US sales, marketing and product development Mack spent six years in management positions at Alesis Corporation, most recently serving as VP of sales and marketing. In addition to overseeing TASCAM's daily business operations, Mack will work closely with the company's product development team on the evolution of the next generation ofTASCAM products.

PEI PEI CHUNG

Composer/arranger Pei Pei Chung will manage and supervise the activities at Autonomy Music, the new audio division of Autonomy in Hollywood. Chung was formerly a freelance composer/arranger, specializing in the composition of original contemporary and dramatic music, themes, signature sounds, bumpers and IDs. In the past, she has contributed to projects for USA Networks, NBC, MTV, NBC, Warner Bros. and Lifetime.

TOM HERSHEY

Tom Hershey has been promoted to seniorVP of operations at Culver City, Calif.'s Sony Pictures Imageworks. Hershey's expanded responsibilities will include leadership of game console development at Imageworks. Hershey, who joined Imageworks in 1995, will continue to oversee the company's operations, art department, interactive compositing and production services.

DAN LOMBARDO

Dan Lombardo was recently named VP of production at Cinesite Hollywood. He joined the facility last April as senior producer and will now be responsible for assembling and managing the team and tools needed to help filmmakers realize their creative goals. Lombardo began his career at Amblin Entertainment and then joined Dream Quest Images, where, he led the team that earned an Emmy for best visual effects on Earth 2.

CLIFF PLUMER

San Rafael, Calif.'s Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) has promoted Cliff Plumer to CTO.A five-year veteran of the studio, Plumer formerly held the position of director of digital technologies.