The Finance Team:

The Premiere Picture finance team includes a UK administration management company and support services provider, experienced in developing and managing dedicated tax efficient arrangements for individuals wishing to participate in films.

Premiere Picture and its associates are in turn supported by leading professional advisors in this area of film finance, including:

• Queen’s Counsel Jonathan Peacock on tax matters,
• DLA Piper UK LLP (recognised recently in the Legal 500 Rankings as a first tier firm for Film and TV Finance and Production) www.dlapiper.com
• Howard Kennedy on all aspects of legal implementation, including tax, media and corporate matters, www.howardkennedy.com
• Mazars LLP providing advice on accounting aspects www.mazars.co.uk
  
  

Adam Betteridge
Chief Operating Officer

Adam has been with Premiere Picture since 2000. He was appointed COO in 2007 with responsibility for managing all of the group's film operations and to maximize returns.

He has acted as producer, co-producer, executive producer and in other roles on over 35 film productions with budgets totalling in excess of £120million, including Closing the Ring directed by Lord Richard Attenborough and more recently Gospel Hill starring Samuel L Jackson. As a result he has extensive  experience of film financial management, from development and production through to sales, distribution and marketing, working with numerous producers and studios, including Dreamworks, Miramax, Lionsgate, Spice Factory, Brass Hat Films and leading film directors, financiers and lawyers.

He also has broad experience of the successful development and implementation of tax efficient investment structures including film partnerships and EIS companies.

adamb@premierepicture.com

Kevin Williams
Sales & Marketing Manager

Kevin is responsible for new business development and client compliance. He has extensive experience of tax planning for high net worth individuals, family companies and entrepreneurs both in and outside the UK . He has also represented clients in a number of high profile Inland Revenue investigations. In addition, Kevin also has significant exposure to general financial planning, practice development and has written and provided expert comment for a number of press articles.

Beginning his career with HMRC he subsequently moved to Ernst and Young and then KPMG for a combined period of 7 years. During this period he advised a number of leading institutions and individuals on a diverse range of matters. Continuing his exposure to the world of financial planning Kevin worked with the Royal Bank of Scotland Group and provided technical assistance to the groups Private Banking division.

Prior to joining Premiere Picture Kevin was recruited by the renowned International Tax Team with Thomas Eggar Solicitors where his main responsibility was practice and business development.

kevinw@premierepicture.com

David Rogers
Consultant

David Rogers FCCA, FFA, FIA, is Principal of JS&Co LLP, Tax Advisers and Financial Accountants, and Consultant to Premiere Picture. His activities include advising on business, financial and tax matters. He has been involved in financing and co-producing British Qualifying films since 1998.

His executive producer credits include amongst others, Bye Bye Blackbird (2004), Tooth (2004), Strayed (Competition - Official Selection Cannes 2003), Bollywood Queen and Plots With A View.

Marcus Searancke
Client Services Manager

Marcus deals with many of the day-to-day administrative requirements of the company and clients. Prior to this role, he has worked for various banking & finance institutions such as Lombard, Abbey Business & ING Lease in both administration and credit & risk roles.
He is currently working towards the final stages of qualification for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

marcuss@premierepicture.com

Fiona Kihlstrom
Client Services Co-ordinator

Fiona assists Marcus with the administrative requirements of the company and its clients. Previous to her role with Premiere, Fiona worked for the Virgin Entertainment Group for 12 years, culminating in the position of Display Co-ordinator within the marketing department.

fionak@premierepicture.com

Nadia Naguib
Marketing & Development Co-ordinator

Nadia is responsible for marketing, from design and distribution of promotional literature to organisation of company events.

She has previously worked in marketing positions for Brighton Pier and nationwide hair and beauty company, Capital. She has recently completed The Professional Diploma in Marketing through the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

nadian@premierepicture.com

Fleur Dutson
Company Secretary

Fleur has worked for the company for over ten and a half years and is responsible for all the Corporate Secretarial work. She is currently studying with The Institute of Legal Secretaries & PA’s for her Legal Secretarial Diploma.

Nick Kent
Administrator

Nick deals with the company’s day to day office support, administrative work and IT assistance.

Ben Elliot
Office Assistant

Ben deals with the company’s day to day office support and administrative work. Prior to his current position, he worked in his family-run Restaurant, where he was in charge of accounts and building upkeep.