John Batter, DreamWorks Animation

May 13, 2010 · Posted in 2010 Speaker Bios

John Batter
Co-President of Production for Feature Animation
DreamWorks Animation

John has been with DreamWorks Animation since January 2006. As Co-President of Production for Feature Animation, he is responsible for the Company’s worldwide production, post-production, technology and studio finance/operations activities. John is responsible for developing opportunities that extend DreamWorks Animation’s core business.

John’s first experience with DreamWorks was in 1995 as CFO and part of the start-up management team for DreamWorks Interactive, a joint venture between DreamWorks and Microsoft. Following that, John was CFO for PDI/DreamWorks from 1997 to 2000.
John left PDI/DreamWorks in 2000 to become General Manager of Electronic Arts (EA) Redwood Shores. He was soon promoted to the position of Group Studio General Manager where he had P&L responsibility for multiple studio units that developed a portfolio of entertainment software products that generated approximately $500M in annual revenue.
Prior to leaving EA to return to DreamWorks Animation, John was General Manager of EA Mobile, where he spearheaded EA’s entrance into the mobile games business – a key global initiative for the company’s growth. John was responsible for all aspects of EA’s global wireless games business, including domestic and international sales & marketing and product development on three continents.

Previous to DreamWorks and Electronic Arts, John was CFO for Xatrix Entertainment, and held a variety of management positions in business development and planning with the Times Mirror Company. He began his career with Kaypro Computer Corporation serving in a variety of positions, including Director of Strategic Planning and General Manager of Kaypro Europe.

John earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley. He sat on the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles Regional Technology Alliance (LARFTA).

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