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PEOPLE www.postmagazine.com 27 POST MAY/JUNE 2025 DAHKIL HAUSIF Bandit in New York City recently signed editor Dahkil Hausif to its roster of creative talent. He brings more than 20 years of experience to the editorial shop, having worked with brands that include ESPN, Beats by Dre, Champs Sports, Mastercard and Ulta. Hausif began his career as a runner at Mad River Post, and then spent over a decade at Spot Welders. He most recently served as a senior editor at NO6. EM MARIE Bella, the commercial production and post company in Nashville, TN, is now representing New York-based director Em Marie across North America. Originally from Austin, TX, Marie's perspective is shaped by the spirit and culture of her home state, along with the vibrant energy of life in New York City. Known for leveraging production design, she has collaborated with Droga5 Tokyo, Accenture Song, and many others, for brands that include Mitsui & Company, The TSA, H-E-B, GQ in partnership with Jack Daniels, Underclub and Junior Achievement. She has also directed numerous high-profile music videos and promos. TOMMY PALUMBO New York City's Nomad has promoted Tommy Palumbo to its roster of editors. He was drawn to a career in editing by a desire to shape stories on film, and finds inspiration in a range of areas, giving his work both a contemporary and deeply cinematic feel. Palumbo's recent work includes a Mercedes- Benz commercial that premiered during The U.S. Masters Tournament, as well as action-driven campaigns for the SEC, MLB, GMC and Freshpet. JAKE STONE LA-based Disguise, which provides end-to-end solutions for visual experiences, has appointed Jake Stone as its senior vice president of commercial. In this role, he will lead the global sales and business development teams as they meet increased demand for Disguise's offerings. A Forbes "30 Under 30" honoree, Stone most recently served as co-founder and chief revenue officer at Cheq, where he led the company to 10x year-over-year revenue growth before its acquisition by Cantaloupe Inc. Prior to that, he was chief revenue officer at Independent Sports & Entertainment, where he launched the properties division. Stone has also held leadership roles at Disney and ESPN Media Networks, as well as Infront Sports & Media. His experience will enable Disguise to push the envelope in areas of live events, shows, virtual production, broadcast, loca- tion-based experiences and themed entertainment. JOSH NORMAND Boston's Backlight, which offers a suite of AI- powered video solutions, has appointed Josh Normand president and chief revenue officer. He will lead the company's global growth strategy and scale its go-to-market organization to better help teams create, manage and deliver content. Normand is an industry veteran with decades of experience in media and techology, having worked at companies that include Vimeo, Brightcove and Adobe. BEN HAMPSHIRE Untold Studios in Los Angeles has appointed Ben Hampshire executive director, based in the creative studio's newly-expanded Culver City location. He will drive Untold's design-led production and visual effects capabilities, as well as shape the next era of technology and GenAI-enabled creative output. Untold Studios was established in 2018 and has teams in London, Toronto and Mumbai, as well as LA. The studio special- izes in large-scale VFX and design-led projects across film, TV, music and advertising. Some of its clients include Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney and global brands behind Super Bowl campaigns. Hampshire began his career in the British film industry before moving into VFX at The Mill in London. He later launched and led The Mill's Los Angeles studio as managing direc- tor, growing it from 25 to over 250 people. Most recently, he co-founded automotive content production hub Carnage Films and its GenAI-powered division Carnage Intelligence. TRACEY GRIMES Hula Media Services, the post production equipment rental and finishing company in Burbank, CA, has appointed Tracey Grimes senior vice president of sales. She will help expand the company's finishing services and develop new business for the editorial rental division. Grimes most recently held a long tenure with The Formosa Group, first as director of new business development – features, and then as director of new business – broadcast. In those roles, she was respon- sible for developing business with existing and new clients in sound post pro- duction, including sound editorial & mixing, Foley and ADR. Before those roles, Grimes worked at Modern VideoFilm, Technicolor Creative Services, Post Logic and Sunset Post. KERRY SHREEVE Molinare Creative Group (molinare.co.uk) in London has appointed Kerry Shreeve chief operating officer. She brings over two decades of experience driving strategic transformation across prominent media organizations. Shreeve joins Molinare Creative Group following a career that includes senior leadership roles at the BBC and Warner Bros. Discovery, where she served as VP of global technology & operations. Throughout her career, she has delivered large-scale transfor- mation programs that span people, platforms and process. In her new role, Shreeve will lead business change and operational strategy across Molinare Creative Group's portfolio. That includes Notorious DIT, Molinare, Sound Warriors, Pip Studios and the soon-to-launch Elephant Goldfish. Her focus will be on building a unified, future-facing operations ecosystem that enhances creative output while scaling with efficiency. REBECCA ROSE PERKINS LA post studio Parallax, which specializes in emotive and immersive work, has appointed Rebecca Rose Perkins as its new commercial executive producer, helping to strengthen the studio's position in the ad- vertising space. Perkins brings skills from an extensive career as a freelance EP, as well as a creative and commercial line producer. Her background in both live-action and post production includes serving as senior producer at MPC Creative, where she established its New York office. Prior to that, she worked in-house at the Directors Bureau.