Damien de Froberville

CEO

Los Angeles, California, United States17 yrs 9 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led the establishment of Netflix Animation Studio.
  • Produced the documentary 'Mission Joy'.
  • Extensive experience in animation and VFX leadership.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Animation and VFX production with extensive experience in studio management.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

Animation ProductionGeneral ManagementLeadershipFilm ProductionFeature Animation Production

Other Skills

studio leadershipVFX ProductionFinancial ManagementFinanceCreative ManagementTechnology LeadershipTeam LeadershipForecastingCross-functional Team LeadershipTechnology ManagementHuman Resources (HR)Strategic PlanningVideo GamesGame DevelopmentBusiness Development

About

Animation, VFX and Video Game studio leader. Experienced in building and leading studios in various areas of the world. Passionate about enabling the creative/artistic process through carefully crafted teams and organizational culture.

Experience

17 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs
Average Tenure
2 yrs 7 mos
Current Experience

Sony pictures animation

2 roles

President

Promoted

Mar 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Executive Vice President Production & Operations

Oct 2023 – May 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos

The spa studios (sergio pablos animation)

CEO and Producer

May 2020 – Aug 2023 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

  • Operational excellence in: HR, Technology, Recruiting, Finance and Production
  • Producing Ember: Creative, Casting, Planning
  • Overseeing Line production: schedule, planning...
  • Companies formation in various geographical areas
LeadershipFilm ProductionFinanceCreative ManagementTechnology LeadershipTeam Leadership+1

Self

Independent Consultant + Producer

Mar 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 2 mos

  • Illumination Entertainment
  • Netflix
  • El Guiri Studios
  • Mission Joy: Finding Happiness in Troubled Times. (Documentary Film)
General ManagementAnimation Productionstudio leadershipVFX ProductionFinancial Management

Career break

Travel

Dec 2019 – Mar 2020 · 3 mos · Bhutan, Nepal, India...etc

  • We were on a planned 1 year family tour around the world when COVID started to close borders and we had to turn back

Netflix

Animation Studio Head/Leader

May 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Led the Production of all Animated film and series
  • Led the establishment of the Netflix Animation Studio
General ManagementLeadershipFeature Animation ProductionFilm ProductionCross-functional Team LeadershipTeam Leadership+1

Paramount pictures

EVP - Animation

Sep 2017 – May 2018 · 8 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Production Management for features in progress.
  • Budgeting, building and led to green light two films.
  • Led production on two features to completion
Animation ProductionFilm ProductionTechnology ManagementTeam LeadershipForecasting

Dreamworks animation

General Manager - DreamWorks India

Mar 2013 – Aug 2017 · 4 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore

  • Production leadership for all DreamWorks film produced at the studio
  • Led recruiting, HR, Finance, Legal, Technology
General ManagementAnimation ProductionFilm ProductionFinanceHuman Resources (HR)Team Leadership+1

Virtuos

2 roles

Managing Director

Nov 2010 – Mar 2013 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Team LeadershipForecasting

General Manager North America

Dec 2007 – Nov 2010 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Team LeadershipForecasting

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