VFX House Dneg has hired David Conley as executive producer. Conley is perhaps best known for his work as executive producer at Weta FX, where he managed including "Avatar: Way of the Waterway", "The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes", and more recently "Alien: Romulus."

With over twenty years of experience, Conley will help guide the development and growth of the DNEG visual effects team. Conley's responsibilities work closely with DNEG co-presidents of VFX, Rohan Desai and Merzin Tavaria, including creative development, production oversight, partner management, strategic guidance, and technical expertise and advice on all aspects of DNEG VFX production.

Prior to joining DNEG, Conley served as president of its VFX brand MPC, whose works include Oscar champion "The Jungle Book", "The Lion King" and its prequel "Mufasa: The Lion King".

As part of DNEG's senior creative leadership team, Conley will provide a bridge between the company's clients, partners and DNEG's industry-leading creative teams, guide projects through the digital production process, improve and advance the company's creative and technical products, and recommend creative solutions to meet filmmaking challenges.

Conley said: “I am delighted to join an innovative and dynamic team dedicated to creative excellence and fostering technological innovation. DNEG’s commitment to sustained success, growth and technological advancement is inspiring and I look forward to pushing the boundaries at the intersection of content creation and technology.”

Namit, Founder and Global CEO, DNEG Group Malhotra said: “David’s passion for filmmaking and his experience and reputation as a world-class VFX leader perfectly positioned his new role at DNEG. At the intersection of creativity and technology, David played a key role at the intersection of creativity and technology, in the traditional scope, his range of development and creation, and his greatest experience in the modern scope and his experience in both scope and scope, as well as established experience in the modern scope, as well as his experience in both scope and scope, as well as the established experience in the modern scope. and in modern scope, there are both debris and experiences in scope and share of experience and professional experience, and both professional and creative, and in scope and create debris. We are working to enhance and expand the way audiences can interact with their favorite characters and worlds, and I look forward to David working closely with our internal team and working with our customers to strengthen our creative products, unlock new efficiencies, and deploy new technologies as we continue to enhance and diversify.”