EXECUTIVE TEAM

KEN LORBER
PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Ken Lorber, President and CEO of The Kitchen, oversees the day-to-day operation of the company, having catapulted the language translation, dubbing and subtitling facility to one of prominence throughout the global industry.

Lorber is an experienced television facilities industry executive, having created and built successful facilities in both New York and Miami over the past 30+ years.

As President of Post Edge in Miami, he was one of the key industry executives responsible for the development of the international production industry in South Florida. He is credited with securing major contracts with MTV Latino, the Discovery Channel Latin America and many other broadcast and production entities, contributing to the creation of the region as a major international production center.

In 1999, Lorber left Post Edge and developed the business plan for The Kitchen, a television broadcast and language customization company, then a division of the South American media conglomerate, Cisneros Television Group. He oversaw the company’s design, construction, development, and staffing, and then operated The Kitchen until the company’s acquisition by Claxson Interactive, an Argentinean based media group.

In 2001, Lorber and partners acquired The Kitchen, from Claxson, where he again spearheaded the language customization and production activities of the organization.

Over the past 21 years, The Kitchen studios at 265 NE 24th Street grew from occupying a half of a floor, to occupying an entire five story building, designated as “The Kitchen” Building by the Mayor of the City of Miami, and from 10 full time employees, to nearly 40 full time staff, another 30 part time staff and hundreds of freelance translators and actors in the company’s Miami headquarters.

With studios now in 14 countries, over 50 global dubbing suites, and over 100 international full-time staff, the industry’s only Emmy Award Winning language studios continues to grow its reputation and expand its services worldwide.

DON DENKHAUS
CHAIRMAN/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Don Denkhaus is Chairman of The Kitchen’s Board of Directors and serves as its Chief Financial Officer.  He brings more than thirty years of financial experience to the company.  Don was a senior partner with Arthur Andersen, a Big Four accounting firm, and was in charge of their South Florida audit practice for fifteen years.  He has extensive experience with corporate financings, mergers and acquisitions, as well as initial public offerings.

Initially an investor in The Kitchen, Don took on the responsibilities of Chief Financial Officer and has overseen the day-to-day finances of the company as well as developing strategic financial planning for the past 15 years.

DEENY KAPLAN
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Deeny Kaplan, Executive Vice President, of The Kitchen, spearheads the domestic and international sales and marketing efforts for the company, and is responsible for its global sales teams.

Deeny is a 30 year veteran of the production and entertainment industries.  She began her career with broadcasting entities such as KDKA-TV, in Pittsburgh; WBZ-TV, in Boston and WABC in New York.  She later kept a pulse on the industry as Feature Editor for two major publications, Millimeter and Backstage in New York, and is credited as Founding Editor of Video Magazine, the first consumer video publication in the market.

Upon relocating to South Florida, Deeny competed against 250 applicants to secure the position of Director of the Miami Dade County Film Office, where she marketed to and oversaw projects for: Oliver Stone, James Cameron, Jerry Bruckheimer and Jerry Weintraub.  She was directly responsible for tripling the local production business in South Florida, bringing such applauded productions as True Lies with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ace Ventura with Jim Carrey and The Birdcage with Robin Williams, to Miami.

Kaplan is a managing partner in The Kitchen and has been responsible for the company’s global sales and marketing efforts since its inception.

MAXIMILIANO “MAX” WYNEN
VICE PRESIDENT GLOBAL OPERATIONS

Max Wynen serves as Vice President of Global Operations for all of The Kitchen’s studios worldwide.  Formerly with VSI/Civisa, Max came to The Kitchen with almost 20 years of localization experience and an excellent reputation working with top tier clients.  

In his previous capacity, Max oversaw the creative and operational aspects of 28 recording studios, from Buenos Aires to Los Angeles.  He has spent considerable time in Madrid and London and has a thorough understanding of the diversity of the European market.

Max oversees all day-to-day operations of the three current operating units of The Kitchen (US, LATAM, EMEA) maintaining on-going consistency in workflow systems and departmental decisions. He will travel frequently between The Kitchen’s bases in Madrid and Miami, as well as to all of the company’s international locations. 

Max is fluent in Spanish and English.

DINA BEHAR
VICE PRESIDENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Dina Behar is Vice President Business Development for The Kitchen.

Based in Los Angeles, Dina is directly responsible for broadening the “Hollywood” business for the  company’s international language localization teams, working directly with key contacts in the distribution, production and studio side of the business.

A ten-year veteran of the language services industry, Dina brings with her a wealth of knowledge, having forged strong relationships with such well-known entities as: The Jim Henson Company; A&E Networks; DHX Entertainment; Starz; Lionsgate and Netflix during her tenures at SDI, SPG and Deluxe.

Dina is fluent in Spanish and looks to enlarge the scope of The Kitchen’s LATAM business as well.  “Early in my career I worked for Univision, Fox Sports en Espanol and Globecast North America.  This gave me a true understanding of the network side of the business and has allowed me to expand my own client base.”

EUTDEL GARCIA
VICE PRESIDENT ENGINEERING & FACILITIES

Eutdel Garcia was first introduced to The Kitchen as a client, having served as Director of Engineering for Discovery, Networks, an affiliation he had for seven years. During his tenure at Discovery, Eutdel managed systems and workflows for six South American cities, Europe and Singapore.  There couldn’t be a better fit for someone with a global understanding of the industry.

As the language globalization business continues to grow, Eutdel and his team will continue to retain The Kitchen’s worldwide reputation as a  leader in the business.

As VP Engineering and Facilities, Eutdel is responsible for implementing support for overall technical standards and procedures throughout The Kitchen’s 14 international studio locations on a day to day basis.  Security, and fully migrating the studio and all of its locations globally into The Cloud technology are his priorities.

Creating technologies that are universal in all of The Kitchen’s locations, will give the studio flexibility, mobility and accessibility to work seamlessly from anywhere.

Security is another foremost priority for The Kitchen’s VP Engineering & Facilities. Accepting content from our clients is sacred, and The Kitchen takes all security procedures very seriously.

MIGUEL ANGEL BURGOS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES

Miguel Angel Burgos had been with The Kitchen Spain, since 2020 and is one of the most experienced language specialists in the business, having served stints at Madrid’s Sublime Subtitling Studios as well, prior to joining The Kitchen’s global team.

Having a keen understanding of the importance of the language translation and adaptation segment of all projects, Miguel has taken the lead in the language services area for all of The Kitchen’s global studios.

As Executive Director of Global Language Services, Miguel stresses the need for accurate translations, with attention to detail. His philosophy in obtaining the most accurate translation and adaptation of a script for both dubbing and subtitling, is to assure that all questions are answered prior to beginning of a project.  Are the names and places appropriate for the translations; are the measurements of money, height, distances and the like, right for the audience; is the translation generational appropriate or country appropriate; Will the songs be translated or remain as is?  Without the knowledge of all of the above from the onset, there will be delays and pushbacks.  “We don’t want that to happen.”

Building and expanding our global translation teams is in very good hands with Miguel’s leadership.