IRVINE, CA--(NewMediaWire - Nov 24, 2015) - Emaji, Inc.
(OTC PINK: EMJI) announced today that it has appointed
Christopher Petzel as its new President and CEO with an effective
date of January 1, 2016.
Mr. Petzel will acquire Mr. Atwell's preferred A and B shares in
the company as of the same date. Mr. Atwell will remain a
consultant to the Company after this transaction.
Mr. Petzel has been an independent producer and financier for
the past 14 years and has produced, executive produced or associate
produced a number of theatrical features including "Seeking
Justice" (Nicolas Cage), "War" (Jet Li and Jason Statham), "Rambo"
(Sylvester Stallone) and "Good Old Fashioned Orgy" (Jason
Sudeikis). During this period, he has been involved in the
financing of several hundred million dollars of entertainment
production and has advised some of the leading distributors and
broadcasters around the world on the acquisition of entertainment
assets.
He has extensive transactional and advisory experience and has
served as an expert witness in matters pertaining to film
financing, production, distribution and taxation.
Prior to 2001, Mr. Petzel worked for investment banking firm
Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin in Los Angeles in their
entertainment group where his clients included DreamWorks, Pacific
Data Images (now DreamWorks Animation), Centropolis Effects, GRB
Entertainment, Sundance Productions, Constantin Film AG, VCL Film +
Medien AG, Castle Music and Bob Cooper's Landscape Entertainment.
In 1999, he was one of the principal members of the team advising
The Walt Disney Company in valuation matters pertaining to a much
publicized arbitration with Jeffrey Katzenberg.
Before moving to Los Angeles, Mr. Petzel worked for the media
finance department of Berliner Bank AG (London Branch), where he
was responsible for the marketing, analysis and structuring of
project loans and secured corporate debt for the film, television
and video game industries. While there, he was involved in the
financing of "End of Days" (Arnold Schwarzenegger), Roman
Polanski's "The Ninth Gate" (Johnny Depp), Ken Loach's "My Name is
Joe," and "Waking Ned Devine."
Mr. Petzel began his career at Goldcrest Films International,
where he served as a sales executive and executive assistant to the
CEO. After Goldcrest, he spent a year as an independent producer
and film finance consultant for an attorney specializing in
independent film.
Mr. Petzel has lectured extensively on film production and
financing at several institutions, including the American Film
Institute, University of Southern California, the University of
Berlin, the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce, the University of
North London, and the Swiss Forum of Communications Law.
Mr. Petzel studied business administration at the Universities
of Barcelona (Spain) and Fribourg (Switzerland), where he graduated
summa cum laude, ranking number one in a class of over 400. He is
fluent in German, English, French and Spanish.
As announced on April 27, 2015, the company affirms its
commitment to (i) not reverse its common stock, and (ii) not issue
any new convertible debt.
Additional information about Emaji can be found in the Company's
reports and filings at www.OTCMarkets.com and on the Emaji
website at www.emaji.com.
About Emaji:
Emaji, Inc. (OTC PINK: EMJI), based in Irvine, California, is a
publicly traded development stage company with three divisions:
Sports, Entertainment, and Ventures.
NOTES ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Except for any historical information contained herein, the
matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including those
described in the Company's reports and filings at http://www.OTCMarkets.com.
Certain statements contained in this release that are not
historical facts constitute forward-looking statements, within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
and are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created by that
Act. Reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements
because they involve unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors, which may cause actual results, performance or
achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied.
Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as
estimates, anticipates, projects, plans, expects, intends,
believes, should and similar expressions and by the context in
which they are used. Such statements are based upon current
expectations of the Company and speak only as of the date
made.
