Entertainment One Ltd.
ETO:LN
Overview
Company Profile
Entertainment One is a Canadian multinational media distribution company. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the company is primarily involved in the acquisition, distribution, and production of entertainment content, including films, television series, and music. Its operating units include include television, family and film. The family division develops, produces and distributes a portfolio of children's properties, and is most famous for the Pegga Pig brand.
Classification
Financials
Corporate
Board of Directors
Darren Throop
Chief Executive Officer
Darren has over 20 years of executive management experience in the entertainment industry. Darren has been Chief Executive Officer of Entertainment One since July 2003 and has been part of the Group since 1999. Previously, Darren was the owner of Urban Sound Exchange between 1991 and 1999 when it was acquired by the Group. He was appointed a non-executive director of IMAX Corporation on 1 June 2015.
Giles Willits
Chief Financial Officer
Giles joined the executive board of Entertainment One Ltd. in May 2007. He was formerly Director of Group Finance at J Sainsbury plc from 2005 to 2007 and has held a number of financial and operational management roles within Woolworths plc, Kingfisher plc and Sears plc. Giles is a chartered accountant having qualified with PricewaterhouseCoopers
Allan Leighton
Non-executive director and chairman
Allan was formerly Chief Executive Officer of ASDA, Chairman of Royal Mail and Lastminute.com, Deputy Chairman of Selfridges & Co Limited and George Weston Limited and also a former President and Deputy Chairman of Loblaw Companies Limited. He was also formerly a Non-Executive Director of British Sky Broadcasting plc, Dyson Ltd and Bighams Ltd. Allan is Co-Deputy Chairman of Pandora A/S, Chairman of Office Retail Group Limited, Matalan Retail Ltd, Pace plc and The Co-operative Group.
Clare Copeland
Senior Independent director
Clare is currently the Vice-Chair of Falls Management Company, a commercial development and casino in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. From 1999 to 2013, Clare was the Chairman of Toronto Hydro Corporation, a Canadian electricity provider. Clare was also Chairman and Chief Executive of OSF Inc., a manufacturer of retail store interiors between 2000 and 2002. Between 1993 and 1999, he was Chief Executive Officer of People’s Jewellers Corporation, a jewellery retailer. Clare is also currently a trustee of Chesswood Group Limited, RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, Danier Leather Inc., Telesat Canada and MDC Corporation.
Bob Allan
Non-executive director
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 of financial operations 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. He is Director of the Dr Tom Pashby Sports Safety Fund.
Ronald Atkey
Non-executive director
Ron is a lawyer who until 2007 had been a partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in Toronto for over thirty years. 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 and was appointed Minister of Employment and Immigration from 1979 to 1980.
Garth Girvan
Non-executive director
Garth is currently Senior Counsel at the Canadian law firm McCarthy Tétrault LLP having joined the firm in 1978. Garth was previously a Non-Executive Director of the Canadian entertainment company Imax Corporation, a Director of the Canadian beverage distributor Corby Distilleries Limited and Silcorp Limited. Garth is called as a barrister and solicitor in Ontario (1978), Alberta (1982) and New York (1986).
Mark Opzoomer
Non-executive director
Mark has extensive knowledge of internet, communications and media markets in many different countries and 25 years of corporate operating and deal-making experience. Mark is currently a partner in Bond Capital Partners, Non-Executive Chairman of Somo Global Ltd, a Non-Executive Director of Blinkx plc and board advisor at Forward Internet Group Ltd. Previous Non-Executive Directorships include Web Reservations International Limited, Newbay Software Limited, Autonomy plc and Miva Inc. Previous operating experience includes Chief Executive Officer of Rambler Media Ltd, Regional Vice-President of Yahoo! Europe, Deputy Chief Executive of Hodder Headline, Commercial and Financial Director of Sega Europe Ltd and Commercial Director of Virgin Communications Ltd. Mark qualified as a chartered accountant through the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, and has an MBA from IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Linda Robinson
Non-executive director
Linda is a lawyer and retired partner of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, a leading Canadian law firm, and former Chair of the firm’s National Business Law Department. At Osler her practice focused on mergers and acquisitions. Her industry experience includes broadcasting, publishing and entertainment and she has been a Director of a number of companies, both public and private. She is currently a Director and Vice-Chair of Infrastructure Ontario, a crown corporation delivering and managing public sector initiatives, and a Director of Women Lawyers Joining Hands, a not- for-profit engaged in gender equality initiatives.