India’s Prasad Corporation has appointed Paul Stambaugh as senior vice president, North American operations, based in Los Angeles.

Stambaugh, who has four decades experience managing film labs and digital post-production services, was formerly managing director of Technicolor’s film laboratory and post-production facility in Bangkok, Thailand.

In his new role, Stambaugh will be responsible for the day-to-day management of Prasad’s US office with oversight of the company’s North America Digital Media Services. He will report to Prasad president and CEO Sai Prasad.

Prasad Corporation is a full-service digital facility offering services such as film restoration, 2D-3D conversions and visual effects. It has restored films from all over the world including several Oscar-winning films.

Stambaugh became managing director of Technicolor Thailand in 2004 and helped build it into one of the largest film labs in South-East Asia. Before that he served as vice president of the Technicolor/CFI Film Preservation and Imaging Group, based in Hollywood.