Non-profit children’s entertainment outfit Fred Rogers Productions has named Christopher Arnold as its Chief Operating Officer.
As COO, Arnold reports to President and CEO Paul Siefken. He is succeeding long-time company COO Kevin Morrison, who is retiring.
Known for its namesake PBS show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, the company was founded in 1971. It has gone on to create the popular PBS Kids series Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Odd Squad, and Peg + Cat. The behind-the-scenes setting of Mister Rogers Neighborhood is depicted in Sony’s upcoming holiday movie release, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, which stars Tom Hanks as Rogers. Arnold previously was General Counsel and VP of Human Resources for Pittsburgh-based Schell Games, a full-service education and entertainment game development firm. At Schell, he was responsible for developing relationships with partners such as The Walt Disney Company, ILMxLAB, The Lego Group, Yale University, Google, and Facebook. He had previous stints at pharmaceutical company Mylan,...
As COO, Arnold reports to President and CEO Paul Siefken. He is succeeding long-time company COO Kevin Morrison, who is retiring.
Known for its namesake PBS show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, the company was founded in 1971. It has gone on to create the popular PBS Kids series Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Odd Squad, and Peg + Cat. The behind-the-scenes setting of Mister Rogers Neighborhood is depicted in Sony’s upcoming holiday movie release, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, which stars Tom Hanks as Rogers. Arnold previously was General Counsel and VP of Human Resources for Pittsburgh-based Schell Games, a full-service education and entertainment game development firm. At Schell, he was responsible for developing relationships with partners such as The Walt Disney Company, ILMxLAB, The Lego Group, Yale University, Google, and Facebook. He had previous stints at pharmaceutical company Mylan,...
- 10/2/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Late last week, Chipotle Mexican Grill agreed to pay Florida tomato pickers an extra penny per pound harvested by purchasing its tomatoes directly from a private Florida grower. One penny might sound inconsequential, but for these workers it translates into a 64% wage increase.
The battle between tomato pickers and companies that supply them to restaurants has been a long one, and advocacy groups like the Coalition of Immokalee Workers have been fighting for the penny-per-pound increase for years. Other fast food restaurants--McDonald's, Taco Bell, and Burger King--had already agreed to pay workers the increased rate. But the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange, a cooperative of Florida tomato growers, has cited legal issues and prevented its members from taking part, leaving the money tied up in escrow. On its Web site, the Growers Exchange explains its reasons for not cooperating with the Ciw:
"The Florida Tomato Growers Exchange does not object to...
The battle between tomato pickers and companies that supply them to restaurants has been a long one, and advocacy groups like the Coalition of Immokalee Workers have been fighting for the penny-per-pound increase for years. Other fast food restaurants--McDonald's, Taco Bell, and Burger King--had already agreed to pay workers the increased rate. But the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange, a cooperative of Florida tomato growers, has cited legal issues and prevented its members from taking part, leaving the money tied up in escrow. On its Web site, the Growers Exchange explains its reasons for not cooperating with the Ciw:
"The Florida Tomato Growers Exchange does not object to...
- 9/14/2009
- by Stephanie Schomer
- Fast Company
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