Meet the 2024 Board of Directors
Executive
Board of Directors 2024
Nigel Daly OBE I Chair
Has served as Chair of BritWeek since January 2020.
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Paul J. Wright, Esq. OBE | Attorney
English Barrister & California attorney with an international law practice specializing in entertainment litigation.
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Michael J. Krycler | Board of British American Business Council
Serves on Board of British American Business Council LA & Partner with Krycler, Ervin, Taubman & Walheim.
Sarah Robarts I Vice Chair
Founder and President of Ballantines PR
Sarah, has worked with numerous internationally renowned companies and corporations over the past 16 years in Los Angeles. Prior to that, she worked with highly distinguished British companies in London.
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Francis O’Toole | CEO & Founder of Mercury Pictures
O’Toole is CEO & Founder of Mercury Pictures, a Hollywood movie production studio in the classic mould, built for the digital age.
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Sophie Watts | CEO of Eros Innovations
CEO of star-driven global venture creation company Eros Innovations, and former founding President of major entertainment and media studio STX Entertainment.
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Andrew Lewis MBE I Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategic Partnerships at InvestCloud
Andrew is responsible for M&A strategy/activity, strategic partnerships, channel sales business, and expanding product/brand into International markets.
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BritWeek Honorary & Advisory Board
Simon Wright | Honorary Board Director
Co founder of Britweek
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Emily Cloke | Honorary Board Director I British Consul General of Los Angeles
Emily is the senior representative of the UK government in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Hawaii.
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Fiona Francois I Advisory Board Director I Chair and former President of the British American Business Council, Los Angeles
She was formerly HM Consul and Director for the Western Region of UK Trade & Investment's US Network.
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Debbie Allen I Advisory Board Director I Actress, dancer, choreographer, singer-songwriter, television director, television producer
Deborah Kaye Allen is a former member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She has been nominated 20 times for an Emmy Award, two Tony Awards, and has also won a Golden Globe Award and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991.
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Ellis O’Connor | Advisory Board Director I MSD Hospitality Team
Mr. O’Connor works as Asset Manager & Owner Representative for a prominent portfolio of luxury hotels in Hawaii and Southern California.
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