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Anthony Geffen

CEO and Creative Director

Anthony is one of the world’s leading documentary film makers and a pioneer in immersive storytelling. He’s won over 50 international awards including 5 British Academy Awards (BAFTAs) and 11 American Emmys. WIRED described him as a visionary storyteller.

Alastair Cotterill

Director of Immersive

Alastair leads the BAFTA and Emmy winning Immersive team at Atlantic Productions. Having extensive experience across media and creative agencies, as well as leadership roles at Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest his work has consistently informs the direction of the industry. He is now guiding the team to bring pioneering factual storytelling to life through VR, AR, MR, projection mapping and more.

Claudia Perkins

Managing Director

Claudia oversees the corporate and operational aspects of Atlantic. A business journalist by training, she segued into financial journalism before crossing into investment analysis, and ultimately private equity investment management at JO Hambro Capital Management prior to joining Atlantic. Claudia is currently focused on the group’s ambitious growth plans, particularly the opportunities around its expanding portfolio of iconic IP.

Dr David Graham

Consultant Gastroenterologist at
University College London Hospital

David is a Gastroenterologist, Interventional Endoscopist and Departmental Lead at one of the foremost UK hospitals. His expertise focusses on endoscopic imaging, endoscopic therapies and early cancer diagnosis. Through this work he has developed strong relationships with medical device and pharmaceutical companies. He collaborates in international research, leads clinical trials and formulates guidelines. David is widely published and completed a PhD at University College London. He lectures at international conferences and leads in developing innovative education platforms.

Mimi Gilligan

Director of Legal and Business Affairs

Legal counsel since 2006, Mimi’s experience extends across all business aspects of Atlantic’s diverse media content, as well as Atlantic’s key relationships with its creative, production, and distribution partners. Mimi began her career working in various capital markets and corporate finance roles in London and New York with Merrill Lynch and Salomon Brothers. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar and has a JD/MBA from the University of Chicago.

Edward Dibble

Finance Director

Ed leads the Finance and IT teams, responsible for the company’s financial health and sustainable growth. He has held senior finance and strategy positions in multiple media and technology companies, identifying and delivering opportunities for growth. Trained in audit at PwC, Ed was instrumental in setting up Channel 4 Television Corporation’s investment funds before agreeing to join Technicolor Creative Studios (owners of MPC and The Mill) to support their public listing and M&A strategy. Ed is ACA-qualified and has a PhD in use of haptic technology applied surgery simulation from Imperial College London.

Rebecca Comer

Head of Immersive Production

Becks heads up production for Atlantic’s immersive studio. A dedicated senior digital leader, Becks has 15+ years’ experience driving end-to-end digital product development and campaign management for some of the world’s most respected brands. Her mission is to create collaborative, transparent, thoughtful, multidisciplinary teams who deliver the best work of their careers.

Bhaumik Patel

Technical Director Immersive

Bhaumik leads the technology side of Atlantic’s creative tech operations. He combines deep technical knowledge with exceptional creative sensibilities. He has extensive experience within the 3D industry in various roles working on projects including the Oscar winning feature film, Gravity, and the BAFTA winning high-end TV series Natural History Museum Alive 3D as well as large multi-screen installations in some of the world’s leading museums.

Aditi Rajagopal

Head of Experience Design

Aditi leads Experience Design on the Immersive team at Atlantic, exploring new frontiers of factual storytelling with cutting edge technology. Drawing on an interdisciplinary knowledge of creative, design and emerging technology, Aditi’s industry leading work has been recognised by international awards including the Webbys, D&AD, and a US patent. Prior to joining Atlantic, Aditi was a global creative director at Meta, driving the adoption of AR storytelling by some of the world’s largest brands.

Katie Davies

Head of Television Production

Katie leads Atlantic’s film and television production operations. She has deep knowledge of production processes from sports programming through to high-end specialist factual programming, and is recognised for her strong commercial skills, ensuring projects stay on budget and schedule. She is very experienced managing teams around the world, including in hostile environments, and is a keen advocate of new production technologies.

Ceri Passmore

Head of Design & Visual Effects

Ceri leads the visual effects studio, managing the core team of 3D artists, animators, and motion designers. She leads the broadly based CGI team, whose remit encompasses live-action and stereoscopic filming, CGI modelling, compositing, 3D scanning, and projects with AR / VR integration. A creative, design-led background supports a good ability to interpret and execute, whilst ensuring concept, quality, and client satisfaction is delivered on budget on time.