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 MBE 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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Nigel Lythgoe OBE | Co - Founder
Nigel executive produced Pop Idol and American Idol and created the 2009 competition ‘Superstars of Dance’. He helped establish the Dizzy Feet Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works to support access to dance education in the US. He was also co-creator, executive producer, and judge on Emmy-award winning show So You Think You Can Dance.
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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
Bob Pierce I Co Founder Honorary Board Director I Former UK Consul General in Los Angeles
Sharon H. Peirce I Co Founder Honorary Board Director I Global Advisor at World Merit
Simon Wright | Co Founder Honorary Board Director
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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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