O’Connor Takes Over DreamWorks’ Books

Heather O’Connor has been promoted to the position of chief accounting officer of DreamWorks Animation, replacing Phil Cross who is stepping down.

O’Connor will take over the job in full in February 2010, working until then in transition with Cross on the company’s annual financial close. Her appointment is conditional on the approval of the company’s board of directors.

O’Connor has been with DreamWorks Animation since 2006 and previously held various positions in DreamWorks’ accounting and finance planning & analysis departments. Prior to DreamWorks, O’Connor was an audit senior at Arthur Andersen.