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Ed Catmull Named Pixar President
EMERYVILLE, CA - January 24, 2001 - Pixar Animation Studios (Nasdaq: PIXR)
today announced that co-founder Ed Catmull has been named President. Catmull
has served as a member of the company's executive team and chief technical
officer since the incorporation of the company in 1986. In his new role
as President, Catmull will report to Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs and work
closely with Jobs and Pixar's executive team to guide Pixar's growth.
"Ed and I founded Pixar almost 15 years ago, and we've been through
thick and thin together," said Jobs. "There is no one I trust
more to help Pixar realize its destiny as one of the premier animation
studios in the world."
Catmull has been twice honored
with the Scientific and Technical Engineering Award from The Academy of
Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for his work. Most recently, the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' Board of Governors voted to honor
him, along with Loren Carpenter, Senior Scientist, and Rob Cook, Senior
Scientist, with an Oscar® "for significant advancements to the
field of motion picture rendering as exemplified in Pixar's RenderMan®."
The award will be presented as part of the 73rd Scientific and Technical
Academy Awards® ceremony presentation on March 3, 2001. Catmull was
also acknowledged for his achievements and contributions to the field
of engineering by his induction into the National Academy of Engineering
in October 2000.
About Pixar Animation
Studios
Pixar Animation Studios (Nasdaq: PIXR) combines creative and technical
artistry to create original characters and stories in the medium of computer
animation. Under its partnership with Disney, Pixar has created and produced
the first computer-animated feature film, the Academy Award®-winning Toy Story, released in 1995; A Bug's Life, the highest grossing
animated film released in 1998; and Golden Globe-winner Toy Story 2,
the highest grossing animated film released in 1999. The Northern California
studio is currently in production on Monsters, Inc., scheduled
for release November 2, 2001, and Finding Nemo, scheduled for a
summer 2003 release.
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