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Universal Pictures Promotes Niels Swinkels To Focus Features International Distribution President


Universal Pictures International’s EVP and Manager Director Niels Swinkels will now add President, International Distribution, Focus Features, to his current role as EVP & MD, Universal Pictures International.

He then spent four years as Managing Director of the UK and Ireland before being named EVP International Distribution in 2014. He has also extended his leadership to Focus Features, helping to strengthen the impact of their global slate as the world’s leading specialty studio. Over the past few years, Niels has played an essential role on all global releases, partnering with the Focus team to bring alignment to their international slate, amplifying the label’s brand across the international markets and providing guidance on films to greenlight, while also helping to maximize Helen Parker’s Content Group titles across the globe.

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