Entertainment One Ltd Appointment of Director (6063F)
May 18 2017 - 11:51AM
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RNS Number : 6063F
Entertainment One Ltd
18 May 2017
Date: 18 May 2017
On behalf of: Entertainment One Ltd. ('the Company', 'eOne')
Embargoed until: Immediate release
Entertainment One Ltd.
Appointment of Director
The Board of Entertainment One is pleased to announce the
appointment of Margaret O'Brien as an Executive Director.
Margaret currently leads all of eOne's corporate development and
mergers & acquisitions activities, having previously held
senior positions in the Company's Television Division. Margaret is
a chartered accountant and joined eOne with the acquisition of
Barna-Alper Productions in September 2008.
Allan Leighton, Chairman, commented:
"On behalf of my fellow Directors, I would like to welcome
Margaret to the Board of the Company."
Following the death of Ron Atkey, announced by the Company on 15
May 2017, to meet certain Canadian residency requirements of
Directors set out in the Company's Articles of Amalgamation, Mitzi
Reaugh resigned as a Director of the Company to facilitate the
appointment of Margaret O'Brien. Mitzi Reaugh was then re-appointed
as a Director of the Company immediately after the appointment of
Margaret O'Brien as a Director.
Disclosure requirements under Rule 9.6.13 of the Financial
Conduct Authority's Listing Rules are as follows:
-- Mitzi Reaugh: Mitzi is currently a Director of Harmonic, Inc.
-- Margaret O'Brien: No disclosures
There are no further disclosures required under Listing Rule
9.6.13 of the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules.
Enquiries:
Redleaf Communications Rebecca Sanders-Hewett +44 (0)20 7382
David Ison 4730
Susie Hudson eOne@redleafpr.com
Joe Sparacio +44 (0)20 3714
Entertainment One Ltd. Patrick Yau 7931
Notes to Editors:
About Entertainment One
Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a global independent studio
that specialises in the development, acquisition, production,
financing, distribution and sales of entertainment content. The
Company's diversified expertise spans across film, television and
music production and sales, family programming, merchandising and
licensing, and digital content. Through its global reach and
expansive scale, powered by deep local market knowledge, the
Company delivers the best content to the world.
Entertainment One's robust network includes film and television
studio The Mark Gordon Company; content creation venture Amblin
Partners with Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Studios, Participant
Media, and Reliance Entertainment; leading feature film production
and global sales company Sierra Pictures; unscripted television
production company Renegade 83; world-class music labels Dualtone
Music Group and Last Gang; and award-winning digital agency Secret
Location.
The Company's rights library, valued at US$1.5 billion (as at 31
March 2016), is exploited across all media formats and includes
more than 100,000 hours of film and television content and
approximately 40,000 music tracks.
www.entertainmentone.com
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