Rikki Knight-Trembath

Head of Production Technology @DNEG

London, GB
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WORK HISTORY

Jun 2025 — Present

Head of Production Technology @DNEG

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London, GB

Accountable at the executive level for production-facing technology strategy and execution, partnering directly with production and business leadership to ensure scalable delivery across Core Services and Product Development.Owns the operating model that translates executive and production priorities into execution. Establishing the governance and reporting spine (V2MOM, OKRs, QBRs, MBRs, KPIs) used for prioritisation, trade-offs, and investment decisions.Leads, coaches and mentors multiple technology teams and their heads, ensuring platform stability, delivery protection, and capability growth under active production pressure.Acts as the primary production-technology interface between Production, CG leadership, Engineering, and Execs to align creative ambition with reliable, scalable technology.

EDUCATION

2014 — 2014

Himalayan Yoga Academy

Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy

2009 — 2009

Cgtalk/CGSociety

Mechanical Rigging by Todd Widup

2018 — 2018

Equinox Leaning Services

Certified Scrum Product Owner

2014 — 2014

EngagedLeadership

Leadership

2004 — 2007

Bournemouth University

BA (Hons) Computer Visualisation & Animation

SKILLS

NukePythonXsiComputer GraphicsTraditional AnimationC++CharacterPyqtCharacter AnimationCharacter RiggingMelComputer AnimationTexturingPersonnel ManagementFeature FilmsMental RayVisual Effects3dScriptingAnimationRigging2dCompositingEffectsGeneralistMayaCommercialsHoudiniModeling

ABOUT RIKKI KNIGHT-TREMBATH

Executive production technology leader with 20+ years of experience across film, feature animation, episodic, and high-end visual effects.Currently accountable for production technology strategy, delivery, and scalability, operating at the intersection of creative ambition, engineering capability, and production reality. Experienced in leading multiple technology disciplines and their heads, translating creative goals into durable platforms, pipelines, and operating models, with increasing focus on real-time, AI-enabled, and next-generation production workflows.Background spans hands-on engineering and deep VFX craft through to senior leadership, enabling informed decision-making across pipeline design, capacity planning, quality targets, and long-term capability growth. Comfortable operating at executive level while remaining grounded in how work actually gets done.Career credits include major studio features and franchises across multiple decades, reflecting sustained delivery in complex, high-pressure production environments.IMDb: http://imdb.me/rikki.trembath

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