James Corsellis
Non-Executive Chairman (40)James founded one of the earliest strategic technology consultancies in 1994 and was Chief Executive Officer of icollector plc, a leading provider of live auction trading platforms. He is currently a managing partner of Marwyn Capital and Marwyn Investment Management, a director of Marwyn Value Investors as well as a director of Marwyn Capital I and Marwyn Materials Limited.
Darren Throop
Chief Executive Officer (46)Darren has over 20 years of executive management in the entertainment industry. Darren has been chief executive officer of Entertainment One since July 2003 and has been in the group since 1999. Previously Darren was the owner of Urban Sound Exchange between 1991 and 1999 when it was acquired by the Group.
Patrice Theroux
President Filmed Entertainment (48)Patrice has over 25 years of experience in the motion picture distribution industry and until June 2006 was president and CEO of the Toronto Stock Exchange listed Motion Picture Distribution LP, a leading independent film distribution company with operations in Canada, the United Kingdom and Spain. Patrice is Chairman of the Canadian Association of Film Distributors and Exporters.
Giles Willits
Chief Financial Officer (44)Giles joined the executive board of Entertainment One in May 2007. He was formally director of Group Finance at J Sainsbury plc from 2005 to 2007 and group corporate development director and interim group finance director at Woolworths Group plc. Before this Giles held a number of financial and operational management roles within Kingfisher plc and Sears plc. Giles is a chartered accountant having qualified with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Clare Copeland
Senior Independent Director (74)Clare is currently the chief executive of Falls Management Company, a commercial development and casino in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Clare is also chairman of Toronto Hydro Corporation, a Canadian electricity provider. Between 2000 and 2002 Clare was chairman and chief executive of OSF Inc., a manufacturer of retail store interiors. Between 1993 and 1999, he was chief executive of People's Jewellers Corporation, a jewellery retailer. Clare is also currently a trustee of Chesswood Income Trust, Custom Direct Income Fund and RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust and a director of Danier Leather Inc.
Bob Allan
Non-Executive Director (64)Between 1997 and 2006, Bob was vice-president of MDS Capital Corp, a North American venture capital company engaged in health and life science investments. Previously, Bob was vice-president financial operation at the laboratory services division of MDS Inc., a public health and life sciences company. Prior to joining MDS, Bob was a vice-president of Unitel Communications Inc.. Bob is a chartered accountant and a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Ronald Atkey PC, QC
Non-Executive Director (68)Ron is a lawyer who was a partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in Toronto for over thirty years until 2007. He has extensive experience in government regulation of Canadian cultural industries and corporate transactions in the arts, entertainment and media sectors. In 1984 Ron was appointed by the federal government as the first Chair of the Security Intelligence Review Committee and remains active in the security intelligence field both as a university professor and in other public roles. He served as a Member of the Canadian Parliament for two terms between 1972 and 1980.
Garth Girvan
Non-Executive Director (61)Garth is currently a partner at the Canadian law firm McCarthy Tétrault LLP having joined the firm in 1978. Garth is currently a non-executive director of the Canadian entertainment company Imax Corporation and the Canadian beverage distributor Corby Distilleries Limited and was previously a director of Silcorp Limited. Garth is called as a barrister in Ontario (1978), Alberta (1982) and New York (1986).
Robert Lantos
Non-Executive Director (61)Robert has more than 35 years experience in the motion picture and television industry. He is the producer of Cannes and Golden Globe winning and Academy Award Nominated films including Being Julia, Eastern Promises, and The Sweet Hereafter. He currently owns Serendipity Point Films, a film and television production company based in Toronto and Los Angeles. Prior to 1998, Robert was Chairman and CEO of Alliance Communications Corporation.
Mark Opzoomer
Non-Executive Director (53)Mark is a partner in Bond Capital Partners, providers of lower mid-market growth capital. Mark is a non-executive director of Blinkx plc, Newbay Software Limited and Web Reservations International Ltd. He was previously non-executive director, then CEO of Rambler Media Limited. Prior to this Mark was the Managing Director and Regional Vice-President of Yahoo! Europe. Prior to joining Yahoo! Europe, Mark was Deputy Chief Executive of Hodder Headline plc, a LSE- listed book publishing company, and previously Commercial and Finance Director of Sega Europe Ltd and Commercial Director of Virgin Communications Ltd. Mark is a chartered accountant, a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, and has an MBA from IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Mark Watts
Non-Executive Director (36)Mark has been advising the boards of UK public companies since 1998. Mark is currently a Managing Partner in Marwyn Capital LLP and Marwyn Investment Management LLP. He is also a director of Melorio plc, Silverdell plc, Praesepe plc, and Advanced Computer Software plc. Mark was previously a director of Inspicio plc and Talarius plc.