Happy Finish is delighted to announce the appointment of Rory Byrne who joins the Business Development team within the Motion/VFX department.
On graduation from University, Rory started his career as a journalist and secured a job as a reporter and radio presenter for The Sun. After finding himself continuously defending various political and cultural editorial choices, the decision came for a change of scenery and a shift towards a different profession.
Having always had an interest in the sense of excitement and creativity of the production industry, Rory joined Mighty Fine Productions to help generate opportunities and develop business. As Business Development Manager his time here was spent successfully bringing big brands like McDonalds, Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover and other large agencies to the company, as well as securing a 10-part fully funded series from Yahoo.
"Happy Finish represents a fantastic opportunity for me to work with a highly skilled and professional team. It is an extremely exciting time to join such an enthusiastic, growing company with international reach. I am really looking forward to using the experience I have to expand the client base by bringing more great brands and agencies to the company."
Away from work Rory is a keen marathon runner and cyclist and is currently in training for an Iron Man event in 2016! He also sails regularly, crossing the channel on a boat that he's repaired back to seaworthiness.
Happy Finish is evolving. In the past couple of years we ve successfully opened our doors in Shanghai, Mumbai and Portland. We ve also launched Interactive and Motion VFX departments to provide a full 360 spectrum of services to our clients. In recent months we ve created Digital/Interactive experiences, (Virtual and Augmented Reality), for Ted Baker and Lufthansa , says Simon Gosling, CEO.
"We ve recently set-up a VFX department with highly skilled, experienced artists and producers, offering Telecine, Nuke, Smoke and 3D CGI services. We've post-produced content films for clients including Burberry, Ghost, Ultimo, Karrimor, ITV, Visa and Coral and music videos for Jess Glynne, Tom Vek, Ferreck Dawn & Redondo and Daithi .
"With his background in developing new business within the Branded Content field and his passion and enthusiasm for film-making and creativity, Rory is ideally placed to meet with clients, existing and new, to introduce them to these new services; bringing more exciting opportunities to Happy Finish and forging productive new client partnerships .
We are sure Rory will be an outstanding addition to the team.