Kun Gao Steps Down as Crunchyroll GM, Continues to Serve as Adviser

Crunchyroll co-founder Kun Gao has stepped down from the position of General Manager at Crunchyroll.

Gao will continue to serve as an adviser at Crunchyroll, and as a board member at Crunchyroll K.K., the company’s Japanese branch.

The Chernin Group and AT&T formed the joint venture Otter Media in 2014, and Otter Media invested another US$22 million in Crunchyroll’s parent company Ellation in November 2015.