Arts
Alliance Media (AAM), the London-based digital cinema company, has announced
the appointment of Eric Stevens as the company’s new Commercial Director.
Formerly Managing Director of Independent - the UK sales, production and
distribution company - Stevens will report to AAM Chief Executive Officer
Howard Kiedaisch, and will be tasked with leading AAM’s sales and marketing efforts
as the company continues to grow its digital cinema,
software, content services and distribution businesses worldwide. He brings over ten years of experience in
distribution, sales, marketing, strategy and development to the newly-created
role.
At Independent, the company behind recent successes
We Need To Talk About Kevin and 2012
Academy Award nominee Hell and Back Again,
Stevens was responsible for areas including acquisitions, sales, distribution,
digital and corporate strategy and development. Prior to Independent, Eric held
positions at companies including Ingenious Media and United International
Pictures, and began his career as a management consultant working with FTSE 100
and Fortune 500 clients around the world. He graduated with distinction from
Yale University.
Howard Kiedaisch of AAM commented “With all the
opportunity before us at AAM, we felt the time was right to bring Eric on board
to help drive our global expansion. Eric comes with extensive experience across
all commercial and creative aspects of the industry, which gives him a very
well rounded perspective and is going to be invaluable in building AAM’s
worldwide business.”
Stevens added “I’m incredibly excited to come
to AAM at this great time in the company’s development, and look forward to
building on their success in the digital cinema world as they expand into new
business areas and territories.”
