News Summary

• Tim Erickson, who had been in an EVP role with Peanuts, will now lead the company’s global business operations, strategic direction, and financial performance.
• Ken Ohtake is currently Executive Officer of SMEJ and Chairman of Sony Creative Products.
• Erickson and Ohtake will work together with the Schulz family to “build sustainable strategies that align with the heritage of the Peanuts brand,” Sony said in a statement.
• The company is currently in production with WildBrain and Peanuts on a new animated feature film starring Snoopy, Charlie Brown and other Peanuts characters.