IMAX Corporation named Daniel Manwaring as Chief Executive Officer. Longstanding Entertainment Executive Served Most Recently as Head of CAA China's Motion Picture GroupLeading Media Finance efforts in the Region. IMAX China Holding Inc. (1970) and IMAX Corporation named Daniel Manwaring as Chief Executive Officer of IMAX China, effective January 9, 2023.

He succeeds interim CEO Jiande Chen, who will return to his full-time role as Vice Chairman of IMAX China. Manwaring joins IMAX from Creative Artists Agency (CAA), where he most recently led CAA China's Motion Picture Group a role in which he helped serve as a bridge to and within the local market to build out opportunities for clients across the globe, forging strong relationships throughout the Chinese film community. Manwaring brings years of experience in working with Chinese filmmakers as well as a deep financial background.

Manwaring has been with CAA in China since 2012 and assumed his most recent role as Head of CAA China's Motion Picture Group in 2018, representing some of China's top filmmakers and leading CAA's Media Finance in the region. Over the last four years, he's put together more than a dozen local and Hollywood films for release in Chinese theaters. He also played a key role in architecting financing and distribution entities in the region.

Manwaring has been based in China since 2006 and is fluent in Mandarin. He received a dual degree in Finance and Chinese from University of Florida, and he also studied Chinese at Tsinghua University.