Glu Welcomes Academy Award-Winning Producer Darla Anderson to Board of Directors
March 05 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU), a leading developer and
publisher of mobile games, today announced the appointment of Darla
Anderson, Oscar award-winning producer of Coco, to the company’s
Board of Directors. A 25-year veteran of Pixar Animation Studios,
Anderson recently signed a development and production deal with
Netflix. She brings a proven track record in successfully producing
high-caliber entertainment projects. As Glu looks to continue
building world-class growth games, Anderson is uniquely qualified
to offer her creative expertise in developing engaging and unique
experiences to delight audiences.
“I am thrilled to welcome Darla to Glu’s Board of Directors,”
said Nick Earl, Glu Mobile President & CEO. “Her deep
experience at Pixar and now Netflix makes her a great partner for
Glu and the company’s focus on developing and launching
world-class, creative growth games. Our team looks forward to
leveraging her expertise to help Glu continue to deliver stellar
experiences for our players.”
“Mobile gaming is a rapidly growing market and an exciting part
of the larger digital entertainment space that I’ve been a part of
for many years” said Darla Anderson. “I look forward to working
closely with Nick and the team at Glu and contributing to the
company’s bright future.”
“Darla brings a creative edge to the existing leadership of
Glu’s Board of Directors,” said Greg Brandeau, Chairman of Glu’s
Nominating & Governance Committee. “During her time at Pixar,
Darla worked tirelessly to create environments that fostered
creativity and where teams felt empowered to take bold risks. I am
confident that she will bring similar values and tenacity to
Glu.”
Prior to her current role at Netflix, the Academy Award® winner
joined Pixar Animation Studios in 1993, where she worked as a
prolific and renowned producer until 2018. For over 25 years, her
producing talents have contributed to some of the world’s most
beloved and acclaimed animated feature films, including “A Bug’s
Life,” “Monsters, Inc.,” the Golden Globe®-winning “Cars” and
Academy Award®-winning “Toy Story 3.” The Producers Guild of
America and the Academy Awards recognized Anderson’s work on “Toy
Story 3” with a nomination for Best Picture.
Anderson most recently produced Disney•Pixar’s “Coco,” for which
she earned the Oscar® for Best Animated Feature. In her capacity as
the film’s producer Anderson, along with director Lee Unkrich,
innovated a new filmmaking paradigm at Pixar which not only
elevated the voices of Mexican and Mexican American creatives,
production staff, and cultural historians but also established a
new creative process, which partnered filmmakers, production staff,
marketing and consumer product development with Mexican cultural
experts early in the filmmaking process. Anderson’s work on “Coco”
also earned her a Golden Globe® win.
Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain “forward-looking statements”
related to the business of Glu Mobile Inc., including statements
that as Glu looks to continue building world-class growth games,
Ms. Anderson is uniquely qualified to offer her creative expertise
in developing engaging and unique experiences to delight audiences;
our team looks forward to leveraging her expertise to help Glu
continue to deliver stellar experiences for our players; mobile
gaming is a rapidly growing market; and that Ms. Anderson looks
forward to working closely with Nick and the team at Glu and
contributing to the company’s bright future. Such forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties,
including, but not limited to, the risk that we do not realize the
expected benefits from Ms. Anderson’s election to Glu’s Board of
Directors; the risk that consumer demand for smartphones, tablets
and next-generation platforms does not grow as significantly as we
anticipate or that we will be unable to capitalize on any such
growth; and the risk that we do not realize a sufficient return on
our investment with respect to our efforts to develop free-to-play
games for smartphones, tablets and next-generation platforms.
Certain of these risks and uncertainties are or will be described
in greater detail in our public filings with the SEC. Glu is not
under obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation
to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
About Glu Mobile
Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) is a leading creator of mobile games.
Founded in 2001, Glu is headquartered in San Francisco with
additional locations in San Mateo, Toronto and Hyderabad. With a
history spanning over a decade, Glu’s culture is rooted in taking
smart risks and fostering creativity to deliver world-class
interactive experiences for our players. Glu’s diverse portfolio
features top-grossing and award-winning original and licensed IP
titles including, Cooking DASH, Covet Fashion, Deer Hunter, Design
Home, MLB Tap Sports Baseball and Kim Kardashian: Hollywood
available worldwide on various platforms including the App Store
and Google Play. For more information, visit www.glu.com or follow
Glu on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Cooking DASH, Covet Fashion, Deer Hunter, Design Home, Tap
Sports, Glu and Glu Mobile are trademarks of Glu Mobile Inc.
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