Jeff Framer has been named as the new president of Image Entertainment, a distributor and producer of home entertainment programming. Framer has been with Chatsworth-based for 19 years where he was most recently chief financial officer. He will continue in that position until a replacement is named. Framer replaces David Borshell, named Image president in April 2008, who has left the company. Under his leadership, Image will remain a leading entertainment company providing value to shareholder and desirable product to retailers and consumers, Framer said. Image is waiting to close on a merger agreement with Nyx Acquisition Inc. Mark R. Madler