Damien de Froberville has been promoted to president of Sony Photos Animation. He’ll serve alongside president Kristine Belson, overseeing the animation division’s upcoming slate of “Spider-Man: Past the Spider-Verse,” Stephen Curry’s sports activities comedy “GOAT” and fantasy musical “Kpop: Demon Hunters.”

“I’m thrilled to announce that Damien de Froberville has been promoted to serve alongside me as President of Sony Photos Animation,” Belson wrote on Tuesday morning in a observe to workers. “This new title and construction acknowledges the numerous duties he has already undertaken and the very important position he has performed at our studio. Since his arrival, Damien and I’ve labored in tandem to information the studio’s strategic path, drive its continued progress, and oversee all features of improvement and manufacturing throughout our animation slate.”

De Froberville was employed at Sony Photos Animation in 2023 as government VP of manufacturing and working technique. He’s beforehand held roles at Paramount, DreamWorks Animation, Netflix and Spain-based Sergio Pablos Animation, and labored on such initiatives as “Penguins of Madagascar,” “Easy methods to Practice Your Dragon 2,” “Kung Fu Panda 3” and “Trolls.”

“Damien’s broad experience in animation manufacturing has made him a useful companion,” Belson’s memo continued. “With many years of management expertise at world corporations, his promotion is effectively deserved.”

Sony Photos Animation’s launch calendar consists of “Spider-Man: Past the Spider-Verse” (June 4, 2027), “GOAT” (Feb. 13, 2026) and “Kpop: Demon Hunters” (June 20, 2025 on Netflix). In improvement, Sony Photos Animation has two animated sequence for Netflix, one includes “Ghostbusters” and one other is the “Resort Transylvania” spinoff known as “Motel Transylvania.” There’s additionally a “Ghostbusters” animated film within the works.