Lucasfilm Appoints Richard Kerris Chief Technology Officer

SAN FRANCISCO--(Business Wire)--Lucasfilm Ltd. today announced that Richard Kerris has joined the
company as Chief Technology Officer. As CTO, Kerris will oversee the
technical operations and help develop and execute the company's
technology strategy for Industrial Light & Magic, Skywalker Sound,
LucasArts, Lucasfilm Animation, Lucasfilm Animation Singapore and
Lucas Online.

"Richard has extraordinary knowledge of the leading
digital-entertainment technologies," said Micheline Chau, Lucasfilm
President and Chief Operating Officer. "His incredible background and
our cutting-edge production techniques are a potent combination that
uniquely position Lucasfilm to take advantage of new-media
opportunities and continue strengthening our position as an
entertainment leader."

"Most of the technologies used in digital production today have
their origins at Lucasfilm," Kerris said. "It's the only entertainment
company involved in all areas of content creation and delivery, from
visual effects, television and videogames to animation and sound.
Lucasfilm is poised to bring its technologies together for incredible
new experiences. I'm excited to be part of such a unique company with
so much potential for the future of entertainment."

At Apple, Kerris has held numerous positions, from managing
special projects for the applications division to managing the
company's technical marketing strategies for professional applications
such as Final Cut Pro, Shake, DVD Studio Pro, Logic, Motion and iLife.
Kerris was also senior director of Developer Technologies for Apple's
Worldwide Developer Relations group where he managed teams supporting
Unix, Java and Cocoa developers working to bring their applications to
Mac OS X.

Prior to joining Apple in 2001, Kerris was the director of Maya
Technologies at Alias/Wavefront, where he was responsible for working
on strategic partnership and licensing agreements that brought parts
of Maya's 3D technology into new markets. Throughout his seven years
at Alias/Wavefront, Kerris applied his extensive hands-on experience
to the creation, marketing, sales and distribution of professional
video and digital 3D graphics products. Specifically, he led the
company's effort to bring Maya to the Macintosh and was responsible
for developing Alias/Wavefront's OEM relationship with Quantel.
Earlier in his career, Kerris held senior management positions at both
Electric Image and Silicon Graphics.

Kerris is an active member of VES (Visual Effects Society) and
SMPTE (Society of Motion Pictures and Television) and sits on the VES
Technology Advisory board. He received his Bachelor of Science in
Communications from Fitchburg State College, in Massachusetts.

About Lucasfilm

Lucasfilm Ltd. is one of the world's leading film and
entertainment companies. Founded by George Lucas in 1971, it is a
privately held, fully integrated entertainment company. In addition to
its motion-picture and television production operations, the company's
global businesses include Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker
Sound; Lucasfilm Animation; Lucasfilm Animation Singapore; LucasArts
Entertainment; Lucas Licensing and Lucas Online. Lucasfilm's feature
films have won 19 Oscars and its television projects have won 12 Emmy
Awards.

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