Anne Globe resigns as DreamWorks Animation marketing chief

DreamWorks Animation marketing chief Anne Globe has resigned from her job after 17 years with the Glendale-based studio.

DreamWorks Animation Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg told his staff Monday morning that Globe had “made the decision to leave DreamWorks Animation to start her own consulting business.�

Globe held various positions at DreamWorks, overseeing the marketing of feature films, television series and theatrical productions. Calling her a “talented and creative executive,� Katzenberg credited Globe for building relationships with such partners as McDonald’s, Intel, General Mills and Nickelodeon.

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Globe’s departure comes in the wake of a rocky period at the box office for DreamWorks. Her contract was up for renewal at the end of the year.

Following the success of the caveman comedy “The Croods,� DreamWorks shares took a hit in July after the poor debut of the studio’s most recent movie “Turbo,� which brought in just $21.5 million over its first weekend in release.

Although the company does not expect to take a write-down on the movie, “Turbo� has performed below expectations and marked the second box-office misfire in less than a year for the studio. DreamWorks took an $87-million write-down in February for the holiday movie “Rise of the Guardians.�

DreamWorks announced Globe’s departure in a regulatory filing. The company also said it will offer $300 million in senior notes that it will use to pay down existing debt, finance possible acquisitions and repurchase shares of common stock.

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