StudioCanal announces management changes
February 13, 2025
StudioCanal, a Canal+ subsidiary and one of European production/distribution studio, has announced two management changes, effective March 1st.
Alex Hamilton is appointed Chief International Officer StudioCanal. In this new role, working closely with all of the territory CEOs, Hamilton will oversee direct distribution and international operations across all of StudioCanal’s direct distribution territories in nine European markets of France, the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg and Poland, as well as Australia and New Zealand. He will also oversee the StudioCanal Kids & Family business, which notably controls the Paddington IP.
Hamilton was appointed CEO of StudioCanal UK in 2020. Before joining StudioCanal, he was President, International, Film and Managing Director of Entertainment One UK. From 2008 to 2019, Hamilton spearheaded eOne UK’s film business and oversaw the growth of the UK group from a theatrical startup into the country’s leading independent distributor, with eOne grossing over £725 million at the UK Box Office alone during his tenure. From 2016-2019, Hamilton oversaw eOne’s film operations outside of North America as President of International, Film.
Katheryn Needham is promoted to CEO StudioCanal UK, replacing Hamilton who has held the position since 2020. She has held the position of Managing Director StudioCanal UK since the beginning of 2024 and was previously the Interim CEO of StudioCanal Kids & Family (ex-Copyrights) for 18 months, in addition to her responsibilities as Head of TV, Digital & Business Development within StudioCanal UK.
During her time at StudioCanal Kids & Family (ex-Copyrights), Needham successfully shepherded the licensing, merchandising and retail business of the Paddington brand into the StudioCanal group. Prior to that, she was instrumental in launching StudioCanal Presents streaming channel which showcases the best of the studio’s library on Prime Video and Apple TV+ platforms in the UK, as well as being responsible for securing pay deals for the UK theatrical releases.
Anna Marsh, StudioCanal CEO and Canal+ Deputy CEO, commented: “I am delighted to announce the promotions of Alex Hamilton as StudioCanal’s Chief International Officer and Katheryn Needham as CEO StudioCanal UK. Their in-depth knowledge of the industry, passion and commitment to StudioCanal and the Canal+ group is second to none. Alex’s will oversee all direct distribution territories and our Kids & Family entity, further progressing StudioCanal global ambitions to leverage synergies with Canal+, and solidify partnerships with industry players operating locally and worldwide. After almost two decades in delivering excellent results for the UK business, Katheryn was Alex’s natural successor to continue to shepherd the UK’s leading independent distributor.”
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