MUMBAI: Indian 3D animation studio Assemblage Entertainment has made key additions to its leadership team. The company has appointed Indian animation industry long timer PMV Ramana to head the creative function as art director. Additionally, two senior level professionals – Rahul Nair and Vaibhav Shah have been hired to head its lighting and modeling verticals respectively.

Ramana has more than two decades of experience in creative art direction, visual development and scripting. He has been associated with various projects including Puss in Boots, Madagascar, Elizabeth 2 & 3 and Prince of Persia. He has worked with studios such as DreamWorks, Qyuki and Prana.

Nair has fifteen years of experience across TV and feature films in a creative and technical capacity. He has worked with studios such as DreamWorks and Prime Focus and has been associated with projects including Puss in Boots, Madagascar and TinkerBell. He joins Assemblage as its lighting supervisor.

With a decade of experience in the animation industry, Shah is a senior character modeler with high proficiency in concept art, texturing and modeling lead characters. He has previously worked with DreamWorks and UTV Toons and has played a vital role in animated movies such as Puss in Boots, How to Train Your Dragons 2 and Rise of the Guardians amongst others. He joins Assemblage as its modeling supervisor.

Assemblage Entertainment founder & CEO AK Madhavan said, “It is a proud moment for us at Assemblage to welcome the industry’s leading professionals to work with and among us. Since its inception, not so long ago, we have always believed in investing in good people, who can not only drive the Company’s deliverables to the next level but more importantly, also inspire and guide the young aspiring team members to think beyond their limitations. We’re looking for creative and hard working artists and are building a culture and platform to harness their skill sets. I feel excited to have three senior members join us and believe that they would help us craft an exciting future.”