dreamworks animation skg-a
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Executive Profile*

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Mr. Michael R. Francis has been the Chief Global Brand Officer at DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. since December 2012. Mr. Francis is responsible for DreamWorks Animation's worldwide branding initiatives, including the branding of all of the intellectual property associated with the studio. He is also responsible for the DreamWorks Animation licensing and consumer products efforts as well as franchise management activities. Mr. Francis has been Clothing Chain's Marketing ... Creative Adviser at Gap Inc. since September 2012. Mr. Francis served as the President for J. C. Penney Company, Inc. from October 4, 2011 to June 18, 2012. Mr. Francis served as the Executive Committee Sponsor of Target's entrance into the Canadian market since January 2011. He was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Farview Associates, LLC. He served over 26 years with the Target Corporation. He served as the Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of Target Stores, Inc. from August 2008 to September 2011. He served as the Chief Marketing Officer of Target Corp. from 2001 to September 2011. He served as an Executive Vice President of Marketing for Target from February 2003 to August 2008. Mr. Francis began his merchandising and marketing career in 1986 as an Executive Trainee with Marshall Field's in Chicago and has been with Target since its acquisition of Marshall Field's in 1990. He served as Senior Vice President of Marketing of Marshall Field's from January 1995 to April 1996. Mr. Francis also served at Target as Senior Vice President of Marketing from January 2001 to February 2003 and as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Visual Presentation of the department store division from April 1996 to January 2001. He serves as a Director for Retail Advertising and Marketing Association, a division of the National Retail Federation. He has been a Director of Piper Jaffray Companies since December 31, 2003 and served as its Lead Director. He serves as a Trustee of Minneapolis Foundation, The. He serves on the National Board of the Smithsonian Institute and the boards of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and The Minneapolis Institute of Art. Mr. Francis served as a Director of Lenox Group Inc. (Formerly, Department 56 Inc.) since July 2001. He served as a Director of The Advertising Council, Inc. He has BA in International Studies from the University of Michigan.

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