Former Universal Europe VP Joins Leading Brand Licensing Agency

The Beanstalk Group, the world's leading brand licensing agency, is pleased to announce the addition of Steve Manners to its Executive team as Vice President, Brand Development. In his new role with Beanstalk, Mr. Manners will oversee the Brand Strategy, New Business and Retail Development teams in the London office.

With over 15 years of Licensing and Merchandising experience, Mr Manners joins Beanstalk from Universal Studios Consumer Products Group. He was Vice President of Europe, overseeing all of Universal’s licensing, retail and promotions activity, including the acclaimed Peter Jackson film King Kong, and the preschool series Curious George. Prior to Universal, Mr Manners was Managing Director of Copyright Promotions’ UK office, developing consumer products and retail programmes for a wide range of properties, including the event movies Spiderman 1 and 2, Shrek 2, and the highly successful, Mr. Men.

“This is an exciting time for Beanstalk and we are thrilled to have Steve as a key member of the team,” says Ciarán Coyle, Managing Director of The Beanstalk Group Europe. “Steve will bring some very valuable skills and experience to the business as we continue to grow in Europe and beyond.”

“I am delighted to join The Beanstalk Group and look forward to playing a significant role in growing Beanstalk’s world-class brand licensing programmes,” said Steve Manners.