5 October 2005: At Fireworks International, Saralo MacGregor has been upped to executive VP of worldwide distribution; and Kathryn Rice to senior VP of European sales and acquisitions. MacGregor will oversee and manage all of Fireworks International’s day-to-day sales and marketing activity. In Rice’s expanded role, she will continue to be responsible for sales to Europe, Middle East, and Africa, while adding acquisition of new programming to her sales duties. Clare Weatherill, VP of marketing and communications, and Rice, with respect to her sales responsibilities, will now report directly to MacGregor. On acquisitions, Rice will report to the company’s president, Greg Phillips.
Phillips said of the promotions, “Following the sale of Fireworks International to ContentFilm plc, the international TV distribution company is looking to a bright new future, with a new parent company that is enthusiastic to grow the division further. Saralo and Kathryn’s expertise and wealth of experience will be invaluable in the coming period. The changes will allow me to concentrate, with the help of our new principals, on expanding the activity and reach of the company and, most particularly, the library by adding new programs to the catalogue and acquiring new catalogues when available. Expanding existing relationships and forging new ones with key customers and suppliers will also be a priority. Saralo’s presence in Los Angeles will help us access North American product opportunities, and Kathryn’s new role will see her utilize her many contacts on the U.K. production scene, gained in her assignments pre-Fireworks, helping us secure representation of British programming to aid in our overall goals.”
