eOne’s Andrew Carley also among six new members joining the LIMA board.
LIMA has elected a new chairman of the board in the form of Ciarán Coyle, global vp and head of Electrolux Global Brand Licensing.
Ciarán succeeds Rick Van Brimmer of The Ohio State University, who has completed a two-year term.
In addition, Hot Topic’s Cindy Levitt was voted to the post of vice chairman, while Ted Larkins from CPLG North America joins the executive committee as liaison to the board of directors, each for one-year terms.
“I’m honoured to have been elected by my fellow directors to be chairman of the LIMA board,” said Ciarán.
“This is an extremely exciting and dynamic time for the LIMA organisation having grown both our membership and international presence significantly in the past couple of years. I look forward to being part of LIMA’s continued success.”
In addition, eOne’s Andrew Carley is among six new members beginning terms from July 1.
Andrew is joined by Jay Asher, Brandgenuity; Eric Karp, Crayola; Kelly Knock, Under Armour; Neal Rudge, Pacific Licensing Studio; and Leigh Ann Schwarzkopf, Project Partners Network.
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