Chris DeMoulin

Chris DeMoulin was appointed Executive Vice President, Fashion and President of MAGIC in January 2008. He is responsible for the growth and strategic direction of the MAGIC Marketplace, strengthening the alliances between exhibiting and retail customers, and developing initiatives that drive increased Marketplace value globally.

Mr. DeMoulin has extensive experience in the fashion, retail and marketing sectors, having held the position of Senior Vice President, Retail Alliances of Disney’s Consumer Products Group. At Disney, he was responsible for the strategic planning and execution of all business and product development, setting global retail and merchandising strategies, and leading the marketing, retail planning and trade activity for Disney Licensing in North America. He successfully reenergized Disney’s relationships with major U.S. and international retailers, overseeing a dramatic increase in retail sales of Disney’s licensed products from $11 billion to over $20 billion globally in just 5 years.

Prior to joining Advanstar, he held the position of Executive Vice President, Marketing at Philip Anschutz's film production company, Walden Media, helping to build and launch the successful Chronicles of Narnia film franchise. Before Disney, Mr. DeMoulin spent 9 years with the New York office of advertising agency DDB Worldwide.