Film industry veteran David Burke has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Oscar-winning animation studio LAIKA, creators of Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings and Missing Link. Burke joins LAIKA from Universal Pictures where he was General Manager for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland since 2006. The announcement was made today by Travis Knight, President & CEO. “Dave Burke is an extraordinarily talented marketing professional with over two decades of global movie business experience,” says Knight. “As we continue to build our studio and the LAIKA brand, Dave’s counsel and leadership will …