We’re delighted to welcome Gabby Gourrier and Diana Ibanez to DNEG!
We’re excited to announce that Gabby Gourrier and Diana Ibanez have joined our DNEG Los Angeles studio as Co-President, VFX and Executive Vice President, Film and Episodic VFX, respectively.
Gabby will work alongside current president Josh Jaggars to oversee DNEG’s client relationships and global team of VFX Supervisors. She joins DNEG after fourteen years at Method Studios, where she helped to grow the studio into a major industry player as Executive Vice President, Global Features and Special Projects. The most recent projects she has been involved with include Thor: Love and Thunder and Top Gun: Maverick.
Working closely with Gabby and Josh in her new role as Executive Vice President, Film and Episodic VFX, Diana will be a point person for both clients and internal teams, helping to manage the transition of projects into our global pipeline, as well as further strengthening DNEG’s client relationships. Diana was previously Vice President, Global Features, Episodic and Special Projects at Method Studios.
Talking about her new role, Gabby said:
“DNEG is at the forefront of VFX creativity and technology, and I am delighted to be joining Namit, Josh and the talented DNEG teams across the globe to help foster and build upon the amazing work they are already doing. This is an incredibly exciting and significant time in our industry, with huge opportunities for forward-thinking companies like DNEG. The convergence of content across existing and emerging technologies and platforms is opening new doors for technology-enabled creative companies, and I can’t wait to explore the possibilities with DNEG’s team of award-winning creative minds.”
On joining DNEG, Diana said:
“DNEG boasts an outstanding and diverse offering with the best talent and teams worldwide. As DNEG continues to lead in the development and support of emerging platforms, and continues to scale to support the increasing demand from studios and production companies, I am thrilled to work alongside clients and the DNEG leadership team to ensure that current and future collaborations are realized and executed to the incredibly high levels of quality that DNEG is known for.”
DNEG Chairman and CEO Namit Malhotra added:
“I’m very proud to have both Gabby and Diana join our VFX Executive Leadership Team. They both bring decades of industry expertise and knowledge to their new roles with us, and I’m excited to see how their experience and industry relationships will help us to work even more closely with and deliver even higher levels of service to our clients.”
Read more about the news at Animation World Network!