Toonz Animation Academy has announced the appointment of Radhakrishnan Nair as Executive Director. The academy is a unit of the Asian School for Film and Media Studies and backed by leading Indian animation studio Toonz Animation India.
Radhakrishnan Nair has more than 27 years of experience in the IT Education domain. Prior to taking up his poosition at Toonz, he was the Director of Learning Leadership Foundation, a Delhi based educational trust. Previous stints include NIIT, where he served as Vice President – Operations, helming the country wide operations of one of the fast growing business units of the company.
Speaking to Animation Xpress, Toonz Animation India CEO P Jayakumar shared,”Surrounding ourselves with people who understand and share our passion for success has helped us achieve our goals. Radhakrishnan Nairs’ career accomplishments and experience in profit centre management and operational aspects of IT education will be of great benefit to the Academy”
“I am excited to join Toonz Academy and eager to bring my experience with high growth technology companies to this organization. I see tremendous global business potential and employment possibilities in the fast emerging animation industry,” said Mr. Radhakrishnan Nair.
A graduate in electrical engineering with specialisation in computer systems, Radhakrishnan Nair also holds an MBA in marketing and finance from Kerala University.