The Management

We are an energetic group, led by a management team with years of experience at some of the world’s most successful entertainment and technology companies including Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Jetix Europe, CCP Games, Disney, DC Comics/Warner Brothers, Adobe, Cisco and Lionhead Studios.

Paul Taylor
Chief Executive Officer
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I have been in the entertainment business for decades. Before starting this adventure, I was CEO of Jetix Europe Limited for six years and a member of Disney’s European management board. Prior to that, I spent five years at BSkyB running their movie channels and SBO, the pay per view service. My goal is to create a fun environment here in Malta for talented people who want to fulfill their creative potential and bring that touch of magic to families all over the world.

Andre Lauzon
Executive Producer
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I have been enjoying working in the communication and entertainment industries for decades. After producing over 150 songs including a double platinum pop album and over 500 half-hours of successful and critically acclaimed children’s TV programming for Zone 3, a leading Canadian production company, I turned my passion for upcoming content trend to mobile gaming at Electronic Arts Montreal. As the executive producer and co-head of a 400 people strong studio, I oversaw the development of mobile and tablet games for brands with international reach like Tetris, Scrabble, Rock Band, Risk, Clue, Fight Night, and SimCity. Always at EA, I later became the proud worldwide business owner of the uber mobile gaming brand Tetris achieving 6th position in the Top 25 All-Time Paid Apps on the iOS AppStore in 2012.

James Nance
Producer and Head of Game Design
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I am an 18 year veteran of the software development industry and have launched 20 products to date. I was also the co-creator of the award winning, family-friendly online game Wizard101. Prior to joining TRC as Producer and Head of Game Design, I held production and studio leadership roles at Electronic Arts and Sony Online Entertainment. Before working on Wizard101 at KingsIsle Entertainment, I was co-founder of the online game company Wolfpack Studios, Inc. and acted as the Executive Producer of the MMORPG title Shadowbane until the company was acquired by Ubisoft Entertainment in early 2004. In a former life of enterprise software development, I also served as Vice President of Development for Bike.com, a privately funded internet startup, and was the co-founder of Reliant Data Systems (a venture-backed database migration technology company purchased by Compuware Corporation).

Craig Robinson
Head of Business Affairs
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With a passion for building things from the ground up, I have been in business development for over 25 years. With a lifetime of experience spanning industries and continents, there has never been a better merger of my expertise in international development projects and my own family’s creative legacy than here, with the global entertainment undertaking at TRC Family Entertainment in Malta.

Simon Wetton
Head of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations
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Over the last 30 years, I have garnered corporate finance, investment banking and private equity experience with global investment houses and specialist finance boutiques. I have experienced many new markets and industries, listed companies on stock exchanges and managed financings and corporate transactions in exciting, emerging and diverse countries – from all over Europe to China, New Zealand to the Caribbean. Few places have excited me as much as Malta, and no company has inspired me with its unique attributes as TRC does. In our pursuit of creating a new global legend to unify families for generations to come, we are on the verge of creating something truly inspirational.

Mike Richardson
Chief Technology Officer
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For the last 16 years, I’ve held senior technical and operational director roles within Electronic Arts, Crytek and Bioware, bringing innovation within the online gaming space and delivering solutions for large-scale, complex and globally distributed online video games. An EA veteran, I’ve been in the video games industry since 1996. I’m passionate about bringing together the best online experience for consumers with fun and exciting products. I’ve delivered multiple online, mobile, and social games and platforms, including MMOs such as Ultima Online and, most recently, the critically acclaimed Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Ashley Mansour
Head of Writing
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As a writer and creative developer by trade, I’ve worked in a range of creative fields, from advertising to the indie music industry, to film and TV talent management, all the while dreaming of writing for a young audience. After creating my own fiction series for kids, I found that I’m firmly at home in children’s entertainment. I am passionate about writing engaging, timeless stories for children, and believe that great storytelling is at the heart of quality entertainment. As an integral part of the creative foundation of our IP, I am excited to leverage my background in academia and love of writing in multiple disciplines to help build a digital experience unlike any other with TRC Family Entertainment.

Paitoon Ratansirintrawoot
Art, Design & Visualization Advisor
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Before joining TRC, I spent a decade working on nine animated feature films with Walt Disney Feature Animation Studios: The Lion King; Pocahontas; The Hunchback of Notre Dame; The Emperor’s New Groove; Mulan; Tarzan; Beauty and The Beast, Special Edition; Lilo and Stitch; and Brother Bear. When I left to become an independent design consultant, I decided to use my industrial design background to develop toys, consumer products, gifts, and personal care items for clients such as Disney, Warner Brothers Consumer Products, DC Comics, Marvel, Hasbro, Nickelodeon and The Topps Company. I also worked as an art director, concept artist, designer, illustrator, and show designer for several of the world’s best theme park entertainment and gaming brands – Walt Disney Entertainment, Walt Disney Imagineering, Universal Creative Studios, Sea World, Disney Event Group, and EA. I joined TRC to be part of a start-up family entertainment company and help build it from the ground-up with some of the best people in the business.

Linda McNair
Head of Marketing
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It’s been quite a ride being a marketing and communications professional in the Silicon Valley for the last 20+ years. I’ve launched a range of technologies – from design software to 3D gaming chips to online properties – to audiences that include consumers, enterprises, educators and social innovators. Working with start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, and running a few businesses of my own, my entrepreneurial spirit is passionate about what technology can do to change the world. I’m ready to bring it all together to create a brand experience that parents trust and kids love.

Justin Camilleri
Head of Human Resources & Administration
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My professional career spans over seven years, helping build productive work environments for companies with teams in different countries. Prior to joining TRC Family Entertainment, I led the HR function of a multi-national I-Gaming company. My goal is to attract, retain and motivate our team and create a positive environment for them here on my native island nation of Malta.

Adrian Brown
Head of Talent Acquisition
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I have been in recruitment all of my life, starting at the age of 5 when I managed to put together what was regarded back in the 70’s as the greatest BMX team my school had ever seen. Once fully grown I continued to help build solid teams around the World at Companies such as Sony, EA, Rockstar, Nintendo and Ubisoft and as Head of Recruitment at Disney Interactive and SEGA. I have helped find more than 1000 people over the past 17 years, created Europe’s first Games Industry jobsite in 2001 and can be often seen in Industry and Trade press expelling my pearls of wisdom. I joined at the very start of TRC knowing I had to be involved in something so creative, innovative and exciting. I aim to build the best team ever at TRC and so far so good … Although I have yet to see any of them on a BMX.

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