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Anthony Herbert Bloom, Chairman
Anthony Bloom joined the Board in October 2004 as Chairman and has served as Chairman of Cine-UK Limited since the business was founded in 1995. He was previously Chairman and Chief Executive of The Premier Group Limited (South Africa) and a director of Barclays Bank (South Africa). Mr Bloom holds Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Law degrees from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and a Masters of Law degree from Harvard Law School. He was a Sloan Fellow at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. In 2002, Mr Bloom was awarded the degree of Doctor of Law (H.C.) by the University of Witwatersrand in recognition of his contribution towards the establishment of a non-racial society in South Africa.
Stephen Mark Wiener, Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Wiener joined the Board in October 2004. He has 41 years' experience in the cinema industry, starting in the US as an usher whilst a full time student, and rising through various roles culminating in Vice President for Cineplex Odeon in New York City. He then moved to Warner Bros Europe in 1991 to become Managing Director. In 1995, he left to found Cine-UK Limited and developed the business into a chain of 34 cinemas before it was acquired by Blackstone in October 2004. At the time of the UGC acquisition, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the combined Group. He is also a Director of the Cinema Exhibitors Association and a Non-Executive Director of Digital Cinema Media Limited, the screen advertising company 50% owned by Cineworld.
David Ossian Maloney, Non-Executive Director
David Maloney joined the Board in May 2006. He is the Senior Independent Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Mr Maloney is currently a Non-Executive Director of Carillion plc, Enterprise Inns plc, Micro Focus International plc and Ludorum plc and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Make A Wish Foundation (UK). Previously, he was the Chairman of Hoseasons Holdings Ltd, a Director of Virgin Mobile Holdings (UK) plc and held a number of senior positions, including Chief Financial Officer for Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts, Thomson Travel Group plc and Avis Europe plc. Mr. Maloney holds a degree in Economics from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh and is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
Thomas Berard McGrath, Non-Executive Director
Thomas McGrath joined the Board in May 2005 and is Chairman of the Nomination Committee. Previously he was Chief Operating Officer of Viacom Entertainment Group and President of Time Warner International Broadcasting, prior to which he worked for Columbia Pictures. Mr McGrath is currently a Senior Managing Director of Crossroads Media Inc. and serves on the board of directors of BUG Music and Key Brand Entertainment. Mr. McGrath holds a BA and an MBA from Harvard University.
Peter Wodehouse Williams, Non-Executive Director
Peter Williams joined the Board in May 2006. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees. He is the Senior Independent Director of ASOS plc and Sportech PLC, a Non-Executive Director of Silverstone Holdings Limited and is a member of the Design Council. Peter recently worked for EMI Group during 2010 as an Executive Director of Maltby Investment Limited. From December 2008 to May 2009, he was an Executive Director of JJB Sports Plc, responsible for the turnaround strategy and business restructuring. Previously he was Chief Executive at Alpha Group plc and prior to that Chief Executive of Selfridges plc where he also acted as Chief Financial Officer for over ten years. Mr Williams has a degree in Mathematics from Bristol University and is a chartered accountant.
Eric Hartley Senat, Non-Executive Director
Rick Senat joined the Board in July 2010 and is a member of the Audit Committee. Rick has over 30 years' experience of the film industry. He joined Warner Bros in 1976, becoming its Senior Vice-President for Business Affairs in Europe. Among the projects with which he was closely associated are the Harry Potter films, Greystoke, Batman, Superman and many more. He retired from Warner Bros after 25 years' service. He was a Director of the legendary and newly revived film company Hammer Film Productions, and has served as Vice Chair of the British Film Institute. Currently, he is a Non-Executive Director of Bank Leumi (UK) plc and Chairman of the London Film Museum. Mr Senat is a solicitor and graduate of University College London.
Martina Ann King,Non-Executive Director
Martina King joined the Board in July 2010. She is a member of the Remuneration Committee. Her career started in Sales at the Observer newspaper followed by ten years at The Guardian before becoming the Sales Director at Capital Radio and Managing Director of the London Stations. She became the first Managing Director of Yahoo! UK and Ireland in October 1999, then Chief Operating Officer of Yahoo! Europe in 2002 and Managing Director of Yahoo! Europe in 2003. Ms King is currently a Non-Executive Director of The Capita Group Plc, Debenhams Plc, IMD Plc and Tradedoubler AB, a Swedish company, as well as being a Trustee of Coram and a Governor of the Seckford Foundation.
Philip Bowcock,Chief Financial Officer
Philip Bowcock joined the Board in December 2011 as the Chief Financial Officer. His experience spans senior financial roles in property, retail and leisure activities, having acted as Financial Controller at Barratt Developments plc, Finance Director for Tesco's UK property portfolio, Vice President Finance at Hilton Group and latterly as Finance Director at Luminar Group Holdings plc. Mr Bowcock is a chartered management accountant and has a degree in economic history.
