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 25-year old, language translation, dubbing and subtitling facility to one of prominence throughout the global localization industry.

Lorber is an experienced television facilities industry executive, having created and built successful facilities in both New York and Miami over the past 40+ years. 

In March of this year, Ken was recognized by his peers, having received the Entertainment Globalization Association (EGA) Lifetime Achievement Award at the Con-lo-con gathering in California.

Prior to establishing The Kitchen, Ken served as President of Post Edge, a full-service video post house, in Miami. He was one of the key industry executives responsible for the development of the international production industry in South Florida and 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 25 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.

The Kitchen is the industry’s only Emmy Award Winning language studios and continues to grow its reputation and expand its services worldwide.

DEENY KAPLAN
CHIEF SALES AND MARKETING OFFICER

Deeny Kaplan, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, 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.

JOSH PINE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Josh Pine, a veteran industry leader, with more than 25 years of experience leading domestic and global business operations for Sony Pictures (VP Global Digital Distribution) and Technicolor (VP Worldwide Sales), has joined The Kitchen as CFO, effective April, 2025.

Completing a 3-year stint at XL8.ai, the world’s first AI machine translation engine built specifically for Media & Entertainment content, Josh was responsible for building the company’s global commercial and financial operations. He served as Chief Operating Officer, while also acting as the company’s CRO and interim Chief Financial Officer. 

Knowing The Kitchen’s reputation as a leader technically in the industry, Josh called upon the studio as one of his first potential clients, forming an instantaneous relationship, whereby the AI opportunities he offered were skillfully integrated into The Kitchen’s daily workflow systems.

While AI may not completely replace traditional dubbing services right now, Josh believes that changes will occur organically and plans on keeping The Kitchen at the forefront of the language localization business with regard to all technical advances.

Josh’s passion is growing businesses and with the dynamic team already in place, his goal is to continue to take The Kitchen to the next level.

EUTDEL GARCIA
VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY

Eutdel Garcia, has held the position of Vice President Engineering at The Kitchen since 2021, and was directly responsible for leading the studio into the TPN approved Gold Badge network for the past 5 ½ years.

The Kitchen has been assessed and approved for its dedication in providing security’s best practices, while maintaining and securing client content, as well as well as the studio’s own internal production content, data and workflows.

In May of 2026, Eutdel assumed the newly created position of Vice President Operations and Technology for the Emmy Award Winning language studio. Based in The Kitchen’s Miami headquarters, Eutdel is responsible for all global operations.

Eutdel believes that the fusion of operations and engineering will greatly assist in streamlining the studio’s current workflow systems, while integrating new opportunities as well.

Garcia oversees all Operations, including casting, production, mixing, media management and project management, as well as the vendor department globally. He remains at the helm of the engineering department as well.

With a 25-year industry history in the technical and operational side of the business, prior to joining The Kitchen, Eutdel Garcia previously held the position of Director of Engineering for the Discovery Networks.