Home Media Magazine - September 21, 2008 - (Page 22) G ERI WOM EN WOMEN IN HOME ENTERTAINMENT BLUEROCK SVP, Vendor Managed Inventory, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Reducing returns yet keeping everyone stocked at the same time? Geri A. Bluerock has it covered. Bluerock is SVP of retail operations responsible for vendor managed inventory (VMI), demand planning and category management. She earned her post in 2007. With 15 plus years of experience in home entertainment and retail, Bluerock has held leadership positions in areas such as sales, sales research and analysis, category management, VMI and retail buying. Prior to joining SPHE, Bluerock was VP of sales planning and analysis for MGM Home Entertainment. Before that, the University of Houston graduate was a buyer for Target Corp. GABRIELLE CHAMBERLIN Boasting more than 15 years of entertainment marketing experience, Gabrielle Chamberlin is the one Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment looks to for Blu-ray Disc, DVD and digital delivery marketing, advertising, promotions and brand management. As SVP of North American marketing, Chamberlin oversees several departments, including brand marketing and product management, media, national promotions, publicity and field promotions. She quickly rose through Disney’s ranks after joining the company in 1992, holding brand-marketing positions for Disney live-action, animated classics and preschool products. She’s also credited with leading marketing efforts behind the “Chronicles of Narnia” and “Pirates of the Carribean” franchises. “Gabrielle has helped us sustain the magic of Disney throughout all of our North America marketing efforts,” said Bob Chapek, worldwide president of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. “Her vision is always helping to keep Disney product front of mind with consumers.” Chamberlin is a UCLA graduate and a member of the Association of National Advertisers. SVP, Marketing, North America, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment SOF IA CHANG Sofia Chang’s title with HBO Video is SVP of retail marketing, but that doesn’t do her justice, according to HBO Video president Henry McGee. “HBO Video’s growth has been driven by innovation, and Sofia Chang is our innovator-in-chief,” he said. “The first question she asks about everything she sees — whether it’s a new boxed set, a TV ad or retail merchandiser — is, ‘how can we make it better?’” Overseeing all of HBO Video’s retail marketing programs, Sofia earned her current post in March of this year, after ascending in 2000 from VP of marketing to SVP of marketing and creative services. Perhaps the biggest nail on which Chang can hang her hat is the marketing behind the release of The Sopranos: Season 6 Part 1 on HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, the first time a TV series saw a simultaneous release on both high-def formats. Before joining HBO, Chang was a brand advertising manager for Pacific Bell, an account manager for ad agencies Kirshenbaum and Bond, and TBWA, handling Snapple and Evian accounts. Chang is a University of Pennsylvania graduate. SVP, Retail Marketing, HBO Video 22 Home Media Magazine September 21–27, 2008
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