Erika Burton joins DNEG Animation as president

DNEG has appointed Erika Burton as president of its DNEG Animation arm. She will share the job title and responsibilities with fellow DNEG Animation president Tom Jacomb.

Burton was previously president, VFX Production at DNEG and has animation industry experience from former roles at Disney Animation and DreamWorks.

Her focus at DNEG Animation will be on production, resource management, training, and operations. Meanwhile, Jacomb will focus on creative, client management and outreach, and the development of IP and original content.

In recent years, DNEG Animation has grown from a small team in London to become a global team of approximately 850 employees working across studios in London, Montreal, Mumbai, Vancouver, Los Angeles and Toronto.

The company’s first full-length animated feature was Locksmith Animation’s Ron’s Gone Wrong, which won best feature at the 2022 British Animation Awards.

Jacomb said: ”Erika will be absolutely instrumental in helping to ensure that we have a rock-solid foundation upon which to continue building. I’m also delighted that she will be contributing her compassion, warmth, and experience to the amazing work that our teams are already doing in putting equality, diversity and inclusivity at the heart of everything that we do here at DNEG Animation.”

Burton added: “I feel excited and honored to be joining Tom and the DNEG Animation team. I have been fortunate enough to work with some immensely talented VFX and animation teams during the course of my career, and I love both disciplines equally. There is something really compelling and challenging about animated filmmaking that keeps drawing me back and this is just a tremendous new opportunity.”