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www.postmagazine.com 34 POST JULY/AUG 2022 ANDY KAPLAN, PETER LIN Light Iron, which is part of Panavision's end-to-end offerings for content creators, recently welcomed two post production veterans to its management team in Los Angeles. Andy Kaplan (top) joins the studio as senior vice president of operations, while Peter Lin (bottom) comes onboard as director of finance. In his new role, Kaplan oversees all of Light Iron's operations and services, including dailies, offline rent- als and final color. He previously served as VP of pic- ture operations at Picture Shop and Technicolor, and prior to that, as head of production at Company 3. As director of finance, Lin now spearheads all of Light Iron's financial processes and works closely with the Panavision team as a conduit between the two brands. He previously held senior finance roles at Company 3 and Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, and brings a deep understanding of the post industry to his new position. CHARLES GAMBLE Okay Studio, the Dalston, UK-based company spe- cializing in offline editing, color grading, VFX and finishing, has signed editor Charles Gamble to its growing roster of talent. Since graduating from his studies of film, Gamble has lent his talents to spots for Nike and New Balance. He showcased his comedic timing for Old Spice's 2022 Webby award-winning Curls Are Cool, which was directed by Prettybird's Yousef. Beyond his commer- cial portfolio, Gamble has worked on Kai Blamey's short film Feel, and music videos for Aitch, Paloma Faith and Sam Fender. ISAAC IRVIN VFX supervisor Isaac Irvin is bringing his skills and artistry to VFX studio Carbon, which has offices in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. He has two decades of experience, having worked at studios such as Psyop and Method, and credits that span both commercials and feature films. Irvin's commercial credits include work for Apple, Coca-Cola, GE and Samsung. His feature credits include Iron Man 3, Speed Racer, Real Steel, RoboCop and G.I. Joe, to name just a few. Recently, he worked on an action-packed game trailer for Apex Legends Season 12, which involved creating many assets and environments, as well as animating and rendering 166 shots for the visceral, almost three-minute film. KEITH BUCKLEY Xytech, the Chatsworth, CA-based developer of resource management software for the media and broadcast industries, has appointed Keith Buckley as the company's new president and CEO. He succeeds company founder Richard Gallagher, who will now ad- vise Xytech's board, as envisioned when the company was acquired by Banneker Partners in December 2021. With Buckley at the helm, the move positions Xytech to significantly en- hance its commitment to product innovation and operational excellence. Buckley has been a leader of high-growth companies for private equity sponsors and international corporations across many tech industries, with a focus on media and network software and services. Most recently, he served as the CEO of Federos, an AI-optimized analytics and automation software solu- tions provider for complex networks that was recently sold to Oracle. JOSHUA BACA Joshua Baca, a co-founder and partner at ArsenalFX Color in Santa Monica, CA, is moving into new role as chief technology officer. A 20-year industry pro, Baca has served ArsenalFX as a finishing editor and technologist since the studio's founding in 2012. He will now focus on managing technical operations, research and strategy, and will oversee an expansion of remote services and other emerging technologies, as well as the company's plans to establish satellite facilities across the United States and internationally. Baca began his career with Sony Pictures, quickly moving to assistant editing, duplication, and then ascending to a senior online finishing editor at the Deluxe facility Level 3 Post. DEVIN STEVENS Editing, finishing and VFX studio Uppercut in New York City has promoted Devin Stevens to editor. He had been a part of the studio's "featherweight" roster since 2020. Stevens grew up in South Haven, MI, where he cut skateboard videos at an early age. He went on to study film at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and gained his first experience as a post production intern with Framerunner. It wasn't until he landed an internship at Whitehouse Post several years later that he became fully immersed in the editing world. In January of 2020, Stevens joined Uppercut as an assistant editor, just in time to bond with the team be- fore remote work started. TWAIN RICHARDSON Twain Richardson, a conform editor with credits that span television, documentaries, advertising and shorts, has joined Goldcrest Post in New York City. A native of Jamaica, where he headed finishing studio Frame of Reference for the past 12 years, his back- ground also includes work as an editor and colorist with PostMasters, DSE Media and Hype TV. He has also served as a demo artist for Blackmagic Design at the annual NAB show in Las Vegas. Some of Richardson's credits include the Oscar-shortlisted documentary All In: The Fight for Democracy for Amazon Prime, the BAFTA-nominated docu- mentary Becoming Cousteau for Nat Geo, and the provocative documentary Britney vs Spears for Netflix. He has a history with Goldcrest, having worked re- motely with the post house on the fifth season of the Netflix series Somebody Feed Phil, and as a finishing editor on Hell of a Cruise from Goldcrest Films. MAGGIE SLOANE Boutique post production shop Wax, with offices in New York and Boston, has added Maggie Sloane to its roster of editors. Sloan started her career as an intern at VFX house Ntropic before moving on to Beast Editorial, where she worked her way up to an assistant editor. She later moved on to Friendshop and N06, quickly advancing to an editor position. Throughout her career, Sloan has worked on a number of projects for dis- tinguished agencies, including McCann, Ogilvy and BBDO, editing projects for clients such as Verizon and Microsoft, to name a few. Some of her favorite work includes Annovera's Vagina Appreciation with Whitney Cummings for McCann, CDW's People Who Get It for Ogilvy, and Visa's Everywhere You Want To Be for BBDO. Most recently, she worked on Jungle Cruise and En Route for Disney/ ESPN, and Microsoft's Brings You Closer to What You Love spot. PEOPLE