Duane Johnson was appointed the Senior Vice-President, Human Resources for EMAK Worldwide, Inc. in March 2007. He has an extensive background in human resources, labor relations and business consulting.

Duane began his career with the Bullock's division of Federated Department Stores where he held a number of positions before rising to the role of Senior Vice President, Human Resources. When Macy's acquired the Bullock's stores, Duane was asked to assume the role of Senior Vice President, Macy's South headquartered in Atlanta overseeing 21,000 employees in 51 stores across the U.S. Most recently, Duane was the Human Resources and Labor Relations Officer for Thrifty Drug Stores based in Los Angeles prior to the sale of that organization to Rite-Aid. Duane also headed up the HR function for a division of Shiseido of Japan prior to opening a boutique Human Resources consulting firm that specialized in bringing large company programs into smaller businesses. In fact, Duane provided consulting services to EMAK Worldwide, Inc. on a variety of issues before being asked to join the organization.

Duane has a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Psychology from California State University, Los Angeles.