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Athena Georgaklis joins Nelvana’s management team

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment has appointed former Teletoon executive Athena Georgaklis as the new head of development for the company’s Nelvana children’s animation studio.In her new role, Georgaklis will lead the acquisition of rights and the development of all original content for Nelvana, working with the studio’s producers, creators and talent around the world, Corus said in a news release to announce the appointment.Effective immediately, Georgaklis now reports to Nelvana president Scott Dyer and will be working closely with Pam Westman, recently appointed as head of Nelvana Enterprises.“We are delighted to welcome Athena to this role,” Dyer said in the...