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My Eye Media Names Kip Sears General Manager (MESA)

My Eye Media announced today that Kip Sears has joined the company in the newly created role of General Manager.

“I’ve known Kip for many years and had the good fortune to work with him previously when we were both at Sony Pictures,” said Michael Kadenacy, CEO. “Kip is a well-seasoned, highly capable facility operations executive. His laser focus on operational efficiency, maximizing infrastructure and labor utilization and managerial excellence, are vital contributions as our company sees its fourth straight year of explosive growth.”

“It makes my job pretty easy when what I’m tasked with is making a great company even greater,” said Sears. “We’ve got an amazing team of professionals here and a robust digital infrastructure that is constantly expanding. I’m excited to be on board the rocket ship that is My Eye Media.”

Prior to My Eye Media, as the head of Operations for Point 360, Kip built and oversaw the Creative division of the company.

Kip has also served in executive positions at NBC/Universal and Sony Pictures, where he was in charge of the on-lot postproduction facilities for both studios. At Sony, he started, staffed and oversaw the world’s first all High Definition facility. While at Universal, Kip played a key role in the successful studio transition from a tape-based to a file-based workflow. Kip has also served as VP Operations at Ascent Media and Fotokem.