CALIFORNIA - News from Dec. 2, 1988

* Pixar, formerly the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm Ltd., has appointed Charles Kolstad as president and chief executive. Kolstad, 41, succeeds Ed Catmull, 42, who was named chairman and chief technology officer. As chairman, Catmull succeeds Steven Jobs, who continues as a director and the company’s major shareholder. Kolstad previously was vice president-manufacturing and engineering. Jobs, is president of the computer company Next.