Peter Watson

chief executive of Recorded Picture Company, one of the principal production forces in the UK. He started in the film business as a banker at the Entertainment Finance Division of Guinness Mahon & Co in 1991. He left the City in 1994 to manage the film rights interests of Jeremy Thomas and Bernardo Bertolucci and was then appointed head of business affairs at Recorded Picture Company. In 1999 he co-founded HanWay, the international sales and distribution company where he remains a board member and shareholder.