HIT Names New Head of Production

Keenan replaces Michael Carrington in the role, who has joined the production Zodiak Kids as chief executive officer of The Foundation, according to

Prior to joining Mattel, Keenan served as senior vice president of creative affairs for the animation division of Warner Bros. He also previously worked at Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment as story editor and served as director of children’s entertainment for Capital Cities/ABC.

“We are grateful to Michael Carrington for the tremendous work that he has done putting HIT’s brands, such as Thomas & Friends, creatively back on track, and we wish him well in all of his future endeavors. We are incredibly excited to bring on Christopher Keenan with his wealth of experience leading the global creative development and production for numerous iconic children’s properties,” says