Head Officers
Steven P. Jobs
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Steve Jobs, 49, co-founded
Pixar
Animation Studios in 1986 with Dr. Ed  Catmull. Jobs' work in computer animation has
earned his company numerous awards, along with some of the most
successful animated movies of all time. He grew up in Silicon Valley,
California and still lives there to this day with his wife and children. An interesting fact: Jobs is in the
Guiness Book of World Records as the Lowest Paid Cheif Executive
Officer in the World, paying himself only $53.00 in 2003.
Dr. Ed Catmull
President
Dr. Ed Catmull, 58, is the
co-founder and president of Pixar Studios. He  attended University of Utah where he earned a
bachelor of science degree in computer science and physics. In 1979, Ed
worked as vice president of the computer division of Lucasfilm, Ltd.
There, Ed was involved in computer graphics, video editing, video games
and digital audio. He has won three Scientific and Technical
Engineering Awards from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
for his work, along the Coons Award, the highest achievement in
computer graphics. Along with being a member of the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Ed is also involved with the
National Academy of Engineering. In 2003, Catmull's had a yearly income
of $530,012, along with a bonus of $120,003.
John A. Lasseter
Creative Executive Vice President
John Lasseter is the
executive vice president, creative, and one of the founding members of  Pixar.
He is a two-time Academy Award®-winning director and oversees all
of Pixar’s films and associated projects. He has directed Pixar's Toy Story, A
Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, and Cars, a film to be released in 2005. He has
also produced Monsters, Inc., Finding
Nemo, and the upcoming film The Incredibles. John has also written, directed and
animated a number of short films and television commercials while at
Pixar as well, including Luxo
Jr. (1986 Academy Award®
nominee); Red’s Dream (1987); Tin Toy ; and Knick Knack (1989). John received a Special
Achievement Oscar® in 1995 for his inspired leadership of the Toy Story team. In just 2003 alone,
Lasseter's salary was $2,776,988. Like fellow employee Ed
Catmuller, John was a member of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm Ltd.
John attended the California Institute of the Arts and received his
B.F.A. in film there in 1979. While attending California Institute of
the Arts John produced two animated films, Lady and the Lamp in 1979 and Nitemare in 1980.
Simon Bax
Executive Vice President
&
Chief Financial Officer
Simon Bax is executive vice
president and chief financial officer at Pixar Animation Studios. Most recently
he was chairman of SmartJog S.A., which provides secure digital content
delivery between film and television distributors and broadcast
facilities throughout the world. Before SmartJog, Simon was employed
Fox Filmed Entertainment as chief financial officer where he managed
finance, information technology and strategic planning for the
production and distribution of all the company's films. He also oversaw
the financial functions of Twentieth Century Fox Television and Fox
Television Studios. Simon is a graduate of Gonville and Caius College
at the University of Cambridge in England. In 1984 he became a member
of the Institute of Chartered Accounts of England and Wales. He is
currently a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
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