Management
Chairman of the Board
President
Chief Digital Officer & EVP, Operations
Chief Content Officer, UMC
General Manager, UMC
General Manager, Acorn TV
EVP, New Platform Sales & GM, NA Distribution
Managing Director, Acorn Media International
Chief Acquisitions Officer, Feature Film Division
Robert L. Johnson - Chairman of the Board
Mr. Johnson was appointed as the Company’s chairman in October 2012. From November 2010 to October 2012, Mr. Johnson served as the chairman of the board of RLJ Acquisition, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company that created the Company. Mr. Johnson founded The RLJ Companies, an innovative business network that owns or holds interests in… More »
Miguel Penella - President
Mr. Penella was appointed as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer on January 18, 2013. From October 2012 until January 18, 2013, Mr. Penella served as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Penella has served as a director of the Company since October 2012. From April 2007 to October 2012, Mr. Penella served as chief executive officer of… More »
Titus Bicknell - Chief Digital Officer & EVP, Operations
Mr. Bicknell was appointed as the Company’s CDO & EVP, Operations in January 2016. From January 2014 to January 2016, Mr. Bicknell served as Chief Digital Officer. Mr. Bicknell continues to lead RLJE’s digital strategy and has added to his portfolio RLJE’s IT platforms and investments, Human Resources, Legal and business intelligence, as well as… More »
Brett Dismuke - Chief Content Officer, UMC
Mr. Dismuke was appointed as Chief Content Officer of UMC in January of 2019. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Dismuke provided consulting services including production, distribution and casting as President of So Chi Entertainment since he founded the company in 2016. From 2015-2016, Mr. Dismuke was President/COO of The Swirl Group, an independent urban… More »
Sylvia George - General Manager, UMC
Ms. George was appointed as General Manager of UMC – Urban Movie Channel in March of 2018. Prior to that she was the Company’s first Chief Marketing Officer from January 2017 to March 2018 after serving as President, US managing North American distribution for four years and spearheading the integration of Acorn Media and Image… More »
Matthew Graham - General Manager, Acorn TV
Mr. Graham was appointed as the Company’s Senior Vice President & General Manager of Acorn TV, a premier subscription streaming service delivering the best of British TV, in October 2014. He is responsible for the successful operation of Acorn TV, including marketing, content, and product development activities. From June 2008 to October 2014, Mr. Graham… More »
Mike Pears - EVP, New Platform Sales & GM, NA Distribution
Mr. Pears was appointed as the Company’s President of US Distribution in January 2017. From June 2014, Mr. Pears served as the EVP of Content Sales for RLJ Entertainment, where he oversaw all non-physical sales (digital, broadcast, VOD, etc.) activities for the company. Mr. Pears is a seasoned entertainment distribution executive, with over 20-years of… More »
Stuart Shaw - Managing Director, Acorn Media International
Mr. Shaw was appointed as the Company’s Managing Director of RLJE International in September 2014. Based in London, Mr. Shaw manages the distribution business outside of North America. During his time at RLJE, the international business has moved from one which was mainly focused on physical product in UK and Australia to one that has… More »
Mark Ward - Chief Acquisitions Officer, Feature Film Division
Mr. Ward was appointed as the Company’s Chief Acquisitions Officer, Feature Film Division in March 2015. From May 2010, Mr. Ward served as Vice President of Acquisitions of Image Entertainment, Inc., which was acquired by the Company in October 2012. He is responsible for acquiring all content for the feature film division, which includes such… More »