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PEOPLE www.postmagazine.com 36 POST MAR/APR 2023 PATXI MONEDERO Leeds, UK's Nugen Audio has promoted Patxi Monedero to chief technology officer, taking over the role from the company's previous CTO, Charles Blessing, who accepted the position of CEO last November. In his new executive-level position, Monedero will be tasked with overseeing the tech- nological challenges of product development for the company. He will incorporate his knowledge and decade of experience with Nugen into his new role as leader of its engineering department. A member of the Audio Engineering Society, Monedero graduated from The University of Leeds with a degree in physics. He joined Nugen Audio directly after graduating and has been a part of the team for 10 years, most recently serving as the company's senior software engineer. JOSH MORTON Five-time Emmy Award-winning re-recording mixer Josh Morton has joined audio post and sound design studio Levels Audio in Hollywood. Morton's many television credits include the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards and Emmy Awards broadcasts, as well as the Kennedy Center Honors, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts, and numerous mu- sic and comedy specials. His most recent Emmy win came in 2022 for the CBS special Adele: One Night Only. Morton has been a top mixer in television for more than 20 years. He began his career as a mixer with Sound Design Corporation in 2003, earning his first credit on the comedy special Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet. He developed an af- finity for variety, comedy, music and awards shows, tallying hundreds of credits. He has been part of the Grammy Awards sound team for more than a decade, and has a similarly long-standing role with other major awards broadcasts. PATRICK DEAN, JULIET TIERNEY Ingenuity Studios, one of Streamland Media's visual effects divisions, has established a new London office, joining existing studios Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver and Atlanta. In addition, the company has appointed Patrick Dean as executive producer and office lead. He will lead the strategic growth of Ingenuity Studios in the United Kingdom, working with studio leadership to build a team of high-cali- ber artists and staff. Additionally, Dean will oversee client-relationship management within the region. Dean brings expertise in the episodic and feature space, having worked on Slow Horses, SAS Rogue Heroes, Lisey's Story, Chernobyl, Outlander, Thor: The Dark World and Captain Phillips. Ingenuity Studios has also appointed Juliet Tierney executive producer in their LA office, responsible for business development nationwide. Originally from the UK, Tierney lives in LA and is a member of BAFTA, the VES and The Recording Academy. An expert in animation, VFX and large-budget live-action productions, Tierney has worked with high-profile directors, artists and executives, as well as the Royal Family. MICHÈLE MASSONNAT, BEN ABRASS Cyber Group Studios, a producer and distributor of animated series, has added to its leadership team while strategically positioning the company for fur- ther growth in 2023 and beyond. Michèle Massonnat has been promoted to vice president, sales and ac- quisition, while Ben Abrass has been appointed head of digital. The company has offices in France, the United States, Italy, Singapore and England. Formerly senior sales manager, Massonnat is now managing the company's sales in French-, German-, Spanish- and Dutch-speaking European countries, in addition to Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, Middle East, Africa and Canada. She is an accomplished senior distribution professional with over 20 years of international experience in tele- vision, home entertainment sales, marketing and media rights distribution. Abrass comes to Cyber Group Studios with a wealth of experience in the digital field. He will oversee Cyber Group Studios' digital strategy; develop na- tive content; create new revenue streams, with a focus on D2C and Web3; and find new and innovative ways to engage and inspire viewers. Prior to joining Cyber Group Studios, Abrass was a creative strategist at Warner Bros. REBECCA MITCHELL Creative editorial and post production company Final Cut has named Rebecca Mitchell head of production at their office in Los Angeles. The studio also has locations in London and New York. Mitchell brings more than a decade of experience as a senior producer and post supervisor to her new role, having worked with clients that include Apple, Salesforce, the NFL, eBay, Fitbit and Stitch Fix. Before joining Final Cut, Mitchell honed her skills as a post producer at Nice Shoes in New York. There, she spent nearly ten years working her way up from a client-liaison role to senior producer. Since her relocation from New York to LA in 2019, she has managed post production for A+E Networks and freelanced at Company 3, The Den Editorial, Cabin Editing, Harbor Picture Company, Nice Shoes, Art Class and Final Cut. RHONDA BASSETT-SPIERS Rhonda Bassett-Spiers was recently named CEO of Nevada City, CA's Telestream, the provider of workflow automation, media processing, video quality monitoring, and test and synchronization solutions for the production and distribution of video. Bassett- Spiers succeeds Dan Castles, who will retire from the CEO role and remain with the company through April 2023 to aid in the transition. President and COO Jon Wilson will remain in his current role, continuing to lead the company's operations. Bassett-Spiers has a 30-plus-year career in the technology industry, having most recently served as president and CEO of iTradeNetwork, a global supplier of end-to-end supply chain management and intelligence solutions for the perishable food industry. 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