Peace Arch Names U.S. SVP for Distribution, Development

TORONTO, May 20: Peace
Arch Entertainment Group has appointed Paul “Bateman” Davis-Miller to the newly
created role of senior VP of U.S. distribution and development.

Based at the company’s
Marina del Rey, California, offices, Davis-Miller will be responsible for
selling U.S. rights to all Peace Arch feature acquisitions and productions, as
well as sourcing indie packages for future feature productions. He will report
to John
Flock, Peace Arch Entertainment Group’s president and COO, and Mark Balsam,
the company’s president of U.S. distribution. Davis-Miller joined Peace Arch in
2005 as the senior VP of domestic sales and co-productions.

Flock commented: “Bateman
has been a valuable member and a creative force on our management team, and his
added responsibilities reflect his continued contributions to our growth as a
leader in independent acquisition, production and distribution of motion
pictures and television content.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski