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Jay Surridge
Partner & Chief Creative Officer
Prior to becoming a Partner of Yeti Farm, Jay served as Head of Animation Development at Ehokay Entertainment and as Director on hit titles such as Hasbro’s Rescue Bots, PBS’ Ready Jet Got and SheZow. Focusing on an international pipeline for all these productions with countries such as India, China and Malaysia. Jay was also a keystone in developing the Flash animation industry in BC during the late 90s, with his company Pork and Beans Productions setting up flash pipeline processes that set the basis of what’s still being used today. With a background in business and years of experience as a creative in the industry, Jay heads up Studio Operations, Production Pipeline Development, and Creative Development ensuring everything runs smoothly and productions are hitting the onscreen quality that meets Yeti’s standards as well as jumping in to oversee and Direct on projects when needed.
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Ashley Ramsay
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Ashley is the studios fearless Founder, working in the areas of acquisitions, international co-productions, strategic direction and business development. Ashley serves as EP on most of the Yeti Farm titles. Ashley is a recipient of the PROFIT W100 top 10 Rising Women Entrepreneurs, sits on multiple not-for-profit boards including prestigious Smal Business Roundtable for the BC Provincial government, the Accelerate Okanagan Technology Association and the Government Relations Committee for the Canadian Media Producers Association. Ashley mentors female founders and is an angel investor.
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Todd Ramsay
Founder & Head of Animation
Todd is the driving force behind the look and feel of the Yeti brand and inspires the creative team to hit the reputable quality the studio is so well known for. Todd oversees talent acquisitions, creative benchmarks across the board and artist growth and development. For over 20 years, Todd has worked as an Animator, Designer and Director on multiple series and advertising projects. Todd has taught at various animation schools, and continues to work with various faculties to help develop curriculum for the next generation of animation talent.
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Darren Battersby, CPA-C.A.
CFO
In addition to Yeti Farm, Darren has acted as CFO for Network Entertainment, Rainmaker Entertainment and Wind Sun Sky Entertainment, all Vancouver based film and entertainment companies.Darren has vast experience in the financing and management of animated productions as well as the tax credit process and advised on numerous sports and wildlife documentaries. In addition to his entertainment industry experience, he also has experience primarily within the financing, structuring and operating of start up and growing companies and spans across a variety of industries such as software development, bio-tech, and high tech, both in the public and private sectors. He qualified as a chartered professional accountant in 1997 through the British Columbia Institute, articling at the accounting firm of Ellis Foster (now Ernst Young) and graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1994 with a BBA.
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The Yetis!
The Yeti team consists of Directors, Producers and Production staff, Riggers,Animation Directors, Animators, Designers, Studio Technologists, Offline and Online Editing and more. No animation studio would be complete without a couple of furry friends of course. We have every part of the pipeline covered and are always ready to make some amazing cartoons!
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Blair Peters: Chairman
After taking the Sheridan College animation program, Blair worked at Crawley Films in Ottawa before making his way to Vancouver to start up Studio B Productions with his colleague, Chris Bartleman. They produced over 1000 half hours and sold in over 100 countries worldwide on networks such as Disney, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Teletoon, YTV and the BBC. He has worked as a layout artist, storyboard artist, art director, director, creative producer and executive producer. Shows he has worked on have received prestigious awards such as the Pulcinella, BAFTA, Shaw Rocket Prize and numerous Leo Awards. Blair was named a Top 40 under 40 Entrepreneur of the Year, Lion's Gate Producer of the Year and was awarded the DHX Media Award for Excellence in Animation. After being in business for 20 years, the pair sold the company to DHX Media in 2007. Blair stayed with the company as a consultant until 2011 and is now on the board of Yeti Farm Creative, helping to guide and grow the company.