Management Team

Gary Smith - CEO 50, is a Chartered Accountant and former investment manager who is the CEO of the Company. He was formerly at Winchester Entertainment Plc which he founded in 1993. He was Executive Producer of twelve of Winchester's films, including such commercial successes as ‘Shooting Fish’ with Kate Beckinsale and Stuart Townsend, ‘Heartbreakers’ with Sigourney Weaver and Gene Hackman and ‘Last Orders’ with Bob Hoskins and Michael Caine. He has extensive experience in the international film industry covering production, finance, distribution and sales. His contacts include senior management at most of the major Studios, producers, financiers, agents and lawyers in the UK and North America, and distributors around the World.

Andrew Brown - Executive Director 39, is responsible for the commercial development, daily management, Sales and Acquisitions of the Company. Andrew was formerly Senior Vice President of International Sales and Marketing at Winchester Films, where, in the eight years that he was there he gained a first class pedigree in acquiring, developing, marketing and selling a wide range of low, medium and high budget studio driven movies and managing a dedicated sales/marketing team. Before that he was International Project Director for Screen International Magazine, where he was responsible for consolidating new revenue sources by investigating new and existing opportunities in territories around the world.

Billy Hurman - Executive Director 51, joined Intandem in April 2004. Billy joined Winchester at the same time as Andrew in November 1995. Together they have worked closely with Gary Smith in establishing comprehensive marketing campaigns for a wide range of films. Billy is a film expert who previously worked in the marketing department of Screen International and established the European office of the Hollywood Reporter. Billy has written and produced films and is very strong working with producers, creating, and implementing effective marketing plans. Together with Andrew he is responsible for Marketing, Sales and Acquisitions of the Company.

Serena Wilson - Finance Director 34, obtained her BSc in Psychology at Manchester University then went on to qualify as a Chartered Accountant in 1998 while working at Ernst & Young.
Serena has held a number of financial reporting and control roles and her experience has covered all aspects of operational and financial management. Most recently, Serena was Financial Controller and Compliance Officer of Clearbrook Capital Partners LLP, a London-based Private Equity firm. Serena’s responsibilities include management of the firm’s Finance and Operations functions and also to work alongside Gary Smith, Intandem’s Chief Executive, in our growing film financing team.

John James - Non Executive Director 59, John is a qualified solicitor who was a Partner at Edge and Ellison, now Hammonds, for 19 years. He was a former non-executive Chairman of Remainders Ltd, a chain of 170 bookshops with turnover in excess of £75 million until it was successfully sold to its management in 2003. Whilst at Edge and Ellison, he advised on mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures both in the public and private sectors. He was responsible for introducing new and international clients to the firm and was a point of liaison with the Cadbury Committee that introduced a code of corporate governance. Mr James is responsible for the implementation of corporate governance at Intandem.