Rick Ramirez, an executive with broad legal, financial and programdevelopment experience, has been named to the new position of vicepresident of the three-month-old Phil Roman Entertainment Company in StudioCity. As previously reported, Phil Roman recently departed the animationcompany he founded in 1984, Film Roman, to create his own animation firm.Ramirez' responsibilities will include all areas of business affairs,financing, and development both in the English and Spanish language marketsas well as general management responsibilities. Ramirez began his career asan attorney in corporate practice with Smith, Underwood, Carmichael & Floydin Dallas, Texas and most recently served as a producer for Galavision, thelargest Spanish cable network.
