DreamWorks Animation Soars as DirecTV’s Merchant Named CFO DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. (DWA), the independent cartoon-movie studio, jumped the most in almost 10 months after appointing DirecTV executive Fazal Merchant as chief financial officer. The shares advanced 9.4 percent to $22.55 at the close in New York, the biggest gain since Oct. 30. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-18/dreamworks-animation-soars-after-directv-s-merchant-named-as-cfo.html