Guru adds sales exec

Guru Studio, the Canadian toon house behind CGI preschool series Justin Time, has hired an exec from Spanish kids company Vodka Capital as its first director of sales.

Ian Lambur takes up the new role at Guru having previously been part of Vodka Capital’s international distribution team for just over a year.

Lambur will now report to VP Mary Bredin at Guru and will manage worldwide sales of the company’s programmes, which include Justin Time (52×11′), recently picked up in Aisa.

Additionally, Lambur will help expand Guru’s family-focused distribution catalogue and secure presales for the five original properties currently in development at Guru.

Alongside these projects, Guru is also producing third-party series such as Paw Patrol for Nickelodeon, Ever After High for Mattel (Monster High) and the Treehouse-BBC coproduction Dinopaws.

Frank Falcone, president of Guru Studio said: “Ian’s addition to the team will help expand our sales efforts and provide increased service to clients, allowing us the ability to put a renewed focus on new projects in development.”