Former Chief Technology Officer at MPC, Nick Cannon joins Escape!

Former Chief Technology Officer at MPC, Nick Cannon, has joined Escape Studios as Chief Operating Officer. Dominic Davenport, CEO at Escape, said: ‘We are delighted that Nick has joined Escape Studios – Escape Studios is growing and his wealth of experience from working in this industry for many years will make a significant contribution to all areas of our business."

Nick began his career with a computer science degree in 1994 before joining ‘Morse’ where he was both IT Manager and a consultant to key clients. From Morse, he moved onto work for Yahoo! developing their enterprise solutions business before deciding to follow a life-long passion for CG. Nick joined MPC as Chief Technology Officer in 2003 overseeing all film and commercials work alongside the opening of the new offices overseas.

Cannon said: Whilst working at MPC I saw first hand the value of Escape's training in preparing people for industry. Escape is helping to bridge the gap between industry and academia. Escape is uniquely positioned, and has strong relationships with leading creative businesses, key technology vendors and the best educational establishments in our field.'