IDW Media Holdings Inc. Announces Chief Executive Officer Changes, Effective August 29, 2022
August 24, 2022 at 05:23 pm EDT
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IDW Media Holdings Inc. announced that it has named entertainment and publishing industry veteran Allan Grafman as the Company's Chief Executive Officer to accelerate IDW's development and monetization of original properties. Mr. Grafman, age 69, has been an independent director of the Company since May 2019, during which time he served as a member of the Compensation Committee and Chairman of its Audit Committee since 2019. He is also the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of All Media Ventures, a media consulting firm helping clients identify market opportunities, grow revenue streams, and develop and license new products.
Grafman previously served as President of Archie Comics Entertainment, and has held senior management positions at Hallmark Entertainment, private equity fund Mercury Capital, the Tribune Company, and Disney/ABC/CCB. He earned his BA from Indiana University (Phi Beta Kappa), and both his Masters in International Affairs (Fellow) and MBA (Beta Gamma Sigma) from Columbia University. On August 18, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of IDW Media Holdings, Inc. resolved to remove Ezra Y. Rosensaft from his position as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective August 29, 2022.
IDW Media Holdings, Inc. is an integrated media company providing compelling stories and characters for global audiences. The Company's segments include IDW Publishing (IDWP) and IDW Entertainment (IDWE). IDWP is a publishing company that creates comic books, graphic novels and digital content through its imprints IDW, Top Shelf Productions and Artists Editions. IDWE is a production company and studio that develops, produces and distributes content based on IDWP original, copyrighted intellectual property (IP), published in the form of comic books, graphic novels and any other forms of print publication, for a variety of formats, including film and television. Its comics and graphic novels are primarily distributed through three channels: to comic book specialty stores; to traditional retail outlets, including bookstores and mass market stores, on a returnable basis, and to e-book distributors. IDWP publications are available digitally through a range of distributors.
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