Nicholas Durbridge continuing as board director, also appointed special advisor to the chairman and ceo.
The Copyrights Group has renewed its board of directors, with co-founder Nicholas Durbridge continuing in his role.
The new board reflects the further integration of Copyrights within Vivendi, with additional representatives from Studiocanal, the producer of the two highly successful Paddington feature films, Vivendi Village and U Live.
The new board comprises the following members: Simon Gillham (member of the Vivendi Management Board and chairman of Vivendi Village); Corinne Bach (evp operations and development of Studiocanal); Peggy Bathias (cfo of Vivendi Village); Hala Bavière (svp strategy and development of Vivendi Village); Sally Davies (ceo of U Live); Nicholas Durbridge (director of Copyrights); Sophie Kopaczynski (ceo of Copyrights); and Anna Marsh (evp international distribution of Studiocanal).
Nicholas – who founded Copyrights with Linda Pooley in 1984 and has been instrumental in the development of the Paddington franchise – has agreed to continue as a board director to enable the current team to benefit from his long-standing knowledge of the licensing world and his relationship with Paddington.
He is also appointed special advisor to Simon Gillham and to Sophie Kopaczynski, who becomes ceo of Copyrights.
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