Wayne Dearing

WAYNE DEARING - MANAGING DIRECTOR

email: wayned@topdrawanimation.com

Sticky Picture's Tim Brooke-Hunt (Australia) joined forces with Top Draw's Wayne Dearing (The Philippines) to launch Mango Distribution, a distributor of TV and new media projects and an agent for merchandising, interactive and publishing rights throughout Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

"But MIPCOM is bigger," said Wayne Dearing, the Australian managing director of Top Draw Animation, and member of the Philippine delegation to MIPCOM.

"It is where programming policies are implemented and trends are spotted, affecting audience viewing across the globe.It is definitely one of the best places to showcase our capabilities to the whole world!"he added. (INQ7)

Wayne Dearing

Managing Director

TopDraw Animation

Mr. Dearing started his company from a home office in 1999.

Wayne DearingManaging Director, Top Draw Animation, Inc.
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Wayne DearingManaging Director, Top Draw Animation, Inc.
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As principal and overall manager of Top Draw, Wayne Dearing brings an impressive depth of experience gained through his 26 years as Senior Executive to the international television industry across a broad based Live action and Animation platform.

First joining Hanna Barbera Australia as Financial Controller in 1978, Wayne quickly moved onto becoming Studio Manager and then, after ten years, joined Australia's largest independent electronic media company of the day, Broadcom Australia as General Manager to their Facilities, Production and In Store Music divisions.Over the next three years Wayne presided over the supply of a variety of television product and services to all major Australian Television Networks, Advertising Agencies and blue-chip corporate Australia.

Wayne's Philippines experience spans some fourteen years, beginning in 1991 when he rejoined Hanna Barbera to manage their Manila based studio, Fil Cartoons.He later joined Philippine animation studios (pasi) as CEO in 1994, and in 1999, started his own company, Top Draw Animation, where in five years (by most accounts some of the most difficult years in our industry's history), Wayne has successfully grown Top Draw into becoming one of today's leading 2D studios

Having effectively managed numerous multi-national, general and treaty co-productions over the years as well as large service contracts and, having worked on both 'sides of the pond' as it were, Wayne is perfectly placed to understand the prerequisites necessary for the mutually successful completion of off-shore production arrangements.

During this period, a good Filipino animator could earn as much as P150,000 a month (as much as $4,000 based on the exchange rate then), according to Wayne Dearing, managing director of Top Draw.

They "were earning more than most senior management in the Philippines," he said.
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They were getting more than what Korean animators were getting," Dearing said.

"But MIPCOM is bigger," said Wayne Dearing, the Australian managing director of Top Draw Animation, and member of the Philippine delegation to MIPCOM.

"It is where programming policies are implemented and trends are spotted, affecting audience viewing across the globe.It is definitely one of the best places to showcase our capabilities to the whole world!"he added.

WAYNE DEARING

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Following 3 years with Sydney based chartered accountants Irish Young and Outhwaite, Wayne Dearing joined Hanna Barbera Australia in 1978 as their Finance Controller, later to take over the reigns as Studio Manager of their Australian operation.

In 1988, Wayne joined Australia's largest independent electronic media company, Broadcom Australia, as General Manager to their New South Wales and Victorian Facilities.Following Broadcom's successful take over of Network 10 in 1990, Wayne became an integral member of the executive team that was charged with the responsibility of absorbing Network 10's facilities into Broadcom's own.

Wayne's Philippines' experience began in 1991 through Hanna Barbera Inc (United States) when appointed as General Manager to their Manila based studios.In 1994, Wayne then moved to American owned, Philippine Animation Studios, where he remained as Chief Executive Officer until mid 1999.

In November 1999, Wayne started Manila based Top Draw Animation and in the ensuing six years has grown it into one of today's leading animation Outsourcing companies.Wayne has been Managing Director of Top Draw Animation since 1999 and TD Outsourcing (Accounting Services) since 2005.

Wayne DearingManaging Director