Kris Bagwell is Executive Vice President of EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Atlanta and in that role has overall responsibility for the company’s film and television studios at the former Lakewood Fairgrounds.  Previously, Kris served as President and CEO of Pancreations, Inc., a marketing and video services company based in Atlanta, Georgia.  Prior to that, Kris co-founded and served as President of Rocking Horse Media, Inc., an Atlanta-based family and parenting media company, and co-founded VerticalPortals, LLC, a New York-based online media company.

Kris spent 18 years at Viacom’s MTV Networks, Inc., serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Nickelodeon MediaWorks, including Nickelodeon’s Magazine and Online Groups; Vice President of Business Development, and Vice President of Affiliate Sales and Marketing.  Kris holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Cornell University and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa society.  He also serves on the board of directors of JDRF – the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Georgia Chapter and on JDRF International’s Marketing Committee. Kris was born in Atlanta and has two sons aged 15 and 8.