Award-winning visual effects studio Digital Domain announced today that Lala Gavgavian has been named global president, expanding her current role as chief operating officer. Gavgavian will oversee the company’s global VFX services, which has seen its revenues double, while netting over 30 major award nominations/wins in the last five years alone. She succeeds John Fragomeni.
“With streaming, films, advertising, games, and the metaverse, the demand for 3D content has never been higher,” said Daniel Seah, chairman & CEO of Digital Domain. “For years, Lala has been meeting this opportunity head on, building out the type of capacity – and talent pool – we need to stay competitive and essential in our clients’ eyes. With her at the helm, I have no doubt we’ll maintain these partnerships for years to come.”
An industry vet with over 25 years of experience in VFX for film, episodics and animation, Gavgavian, started as director of human resources, talent acquisition and development in 2007 and helped build and retain a roster of artists and supervisors, before stepping into roles as EVP/general manager, and then later, COO. This time not only saw her overseeing all North American studio operations, but opening strategic sites in Vancouver, Montreal and Hyderabad.
Gavgavian will be responsible for continued growth and expanding the company’s offerings, including the ongoing development of proprietary digital human capabilities that can only be found at Digital Domain.
“I’m honored Daniel and the Board have entrusted me with this opportunity to lead Digital Domain, both as COO and president during this momentous time of expansion for the company,” said Gavgavian. “In the last few years, our studio has experienced tremendous growth and achieved beautiful, groundbreaking visuals. We are booked solid across film, episodics, games and more and I am very proud to continue that journey and champion our best-in-class talent across our global footprint.
