Boat Rocker Media‘s Boat Rocker Studios division appointed Denise Gomez to the newly created role of director of licensing for the Americas.
Gomez joins the company from WarnerMedia, where she spent 14 years at Cartoon Network across a variety of roles, most recently as senior director of licensing. In her new role, Gomez will manage licensing & promotions across all genres with a heavy focus on its kids and family brands across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. The company’s Dino Ranch is headed to Disney Junior and CBC this month and has toy and publishing deals with Jazwares and Scholastic, respectively. Other focus titles include Kingdom Force, Remy and Boo, and Love Monster.
“We are delighted to welcome Denise to the Boat Rocker family,” says Kate Schlomann, executive vice president of brand management and content marketing, Boat Rocker Studios. “She is a highly respected and innovative senior licensing executive with expertise driving monetization of intellectual property (IP) across all categories, and retail channels for top entertainment brands. Her wealth of experience will be a huge asset and complements our team as we rapidly grow our licensing business in 2021 and beyond.”
Prior to her time at Cartoon Network, Gomez worked at Nickelodeon Consumer Products where she launched its foray into consumer electronics and developed strategies for Blue’s Clues, SpongeBob SquarePants, and more.
