Ahmad Ouri Appointed Thomson/Technicolor’s Chief Marketing Officer

Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453) (NYSE: TMS) today announced the appointment of Ahmad Ouri as Chief Marketing Officer, reporting directly to Thomson CEO, Frederic Rose. In this new role, Ahmad will be responsible for overall marketing, communications and branding, based out of the Technicolor’s new North American headquarters in Hollywood, California.

"After seven years of playing multiple roles within Thomson including overseeing strategy, technology and marketing across the board, Ahmad has played a key role in the company’s leadership role as a state-of-the art company servicing content creators and as the industry has migrated to digital technology. As we move forward, his new role will be key in our expansion and with setting our marketing strategy," said Frederic Rose, CEO of Thomson.

Since joining Technicolor in 2002, Ahmad has held multiple senior roles including president of Technicolor Digital Cinema, Chief Technology Officer and president of the Technicolor Content Services business unit, overseeing worldwide post production operations. Most recently, Ahmad served as president of Technicolor’s strategy, technology and marketing.

Ouri said, "I'm thrilled with the opportunity to combine all of my experience in various positions at Thomson into the important role of coordinating all of our marketing strategies under one umbrella."

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