Academy Museum Adds LAIKA President and CEO Travis Knight to Board of Trustees
thewrap.comTravis Knight, president and CEO of animation studio LAIKA, has been appointed to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Board of Trustees.
Additionally, the museum announced the appointment of motion picture producer and former chair of the Academy Museum Inclusion Advisory Committee, Effie T.
Brown, as an honorary trustee (a lifetime position), effective July 1, 2023.According to an official statement from the museum: “As the governing body of the Academy Museum, the Board leads the museum toward a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies, in addition to securing adequate resources to advance the museum’s mission.
Knight and Brown will help continue the success of the museum and its social impact for audiences worldwide.”Additionally, the Academy Museum’s Board of Trustees has also re-elected Patricia Bellinger Balzer, Arnaud Boetsch, Olivier de Givenchy, Ray Halbritter, Ryan Murphy, Regina Scully, whose current terms end June 30, 2023, for another three-year term.Ted Sarandos, Board Chair and Co-CEO of Netflix, said in the official statement: “We are thrilled to welcome Travis Knight to the Board of Trustees.
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