San Francisco, California-based computer animation studio Mondo Media has hired Douglas Kay as president. He was previously vice president of development for Berkeley Systems. Before that he was chief technical officer at LucasArts, following nine years at Industrial Light & Magic, where he was a founding member of the computer graphics department in 1985. Mondo Media CEO John Evershed said, “We’ve been looking for someone like Doug to help us propel the company to the next level.” In his new role, Kay is charged with strengthening Mondo Media’s position as a creative service company, as well as expanding the business into the realm of original content development.