Katell France is the new MD and CCO at Method Animation

Mediawan Kids & Family has appointed Katell France as Managing Director and Chief Content Officer of Method Animation. Katell will design and implement the editorial strategy of Method Animation, the founding label of Mediawan Kids & Family.

Camille Oesch, Head of Originals, Olivier Pérouze, Head of Classics and Raphaël Séjourné, Head of Adult animation and Special projects are now reporting to her.

Within this new organization, Julien Borde is promoted President of Mediawan Kids & Family and Aton Soumache takes on the Honorary Presidency of the division.

"We are happy to be able to build the Mediawan Kids & Family house of talents on the exceptional foundations of Method Animation, which Aton Soumache has brought to the highest level for more than 25 years, and to continue to benefit from his expertise and energy. To support our new ambitions within the Mediawan group, I am particularly pleased to welcome Katell. Her passion for animation and her knowledge of creative development and production will be great assets in the future successes of Method Animation and Mediawan Kids & Family. We are approaching this new stage in the construction of the Mediawan Kids & Family house with great enthusiasm. I am delighted to be able to count on the know-how and the dynamism of the teams to imagine ever more singular and innovative universes to make children and families dream”, declares Julien Borde, President of Mediawan Kids & Family.