Great Point Studios

Former Vice-Chairman of Bank of America and media banking legend. Fehmi has established a record of helping global TMT clients build great companies and deliver profitable growth through landmark M&A, turnaround and growth initiatives.

Fehmi has led the banking strategies in global communications, media, entertainment and telecom at Bank of America, Macquarie Capital and Citigroup. He has long-standing corporate relationships with clients such as Viacom, Newscorp, Fox, Time Warner, Comcast NBCUniversal, Cablevision, Disney, CBS, Yahoo, Facebook, Sony, Warner Music, Thomson Reuters, Bertelsmann, Vivendi, Sprint, American Tower, Apollo, Bain, TPG, KKR, TH Lee and Blackstone among others.

Peter has worked with Robert Halmi for over 30 years. As Chief Operating Officer of Hallmark Entertainment, Peter defined strategic vision and led tactical execution while managing day-to-day operations of a global powerhouse in the entertainment industry. He established robust, scalable processes to supervise an ambitious slate of up to 80 film productions per year.

Peter also developed comprehensive processes with real-time checks and balances for every step of film production, from rights acquisition to final distribution. Managing a 200- member team, he rapidly recruited employees for expansion, concurrently leading legal, marketing, production, sales, IT and operations divisions.

Having worked with Robert Halmi for many years, Christina is a seasoned production executive with extensive experience in managing full production cycles from conception to delivery. Christina has strong creative relationships globally with both A-list talent and producers. A trusted executive with demonstrated strengths in talent management, casting, development, multi-project planning and execution within budget and deadlines, she has a passion and appreciation for the creative process, with strong technical know-how in all facets of production. Christina has served as the production executive on over 3,500 hours of programming in a wide variety of genres, for major US and international outlets including: ABC, NBC, CBS, Showtime, SyFy, Lifetime, Hallmark, Sky, BBC, Starz, Netflix and Hulu.

Chris first worked with Fehmi Zeko over a decade ago and has nearly 20 years of experience as an investment banker covering the global TMT space with a particular focus on the Media, Technology and Information Services sectors.

During this time, Chris provided corporate and financial sponsor clients with strategic advisory services and raised both equity and debt capital for transactions valued at over $35 billion.

Prior to Great Point Studios, Chris worked at RBC Capital Markets, Macquarie Capital and Credit Suisse in both New York and Tokyo. He has administered all financial aspects of the planning and construction phases of all Great Point projects.

With over a decade of finance and project management experience, Dean leads all facets of cost management for Great Point Studios’ distinct studio development projects throughout planning, design, construction, and tenant occupancy. Prior to Great Point Studios, Dean worked in entertainment financing as a Commercial Associate for Robert Halmi and as a Senior Analyst at Barclays. Dean holds an MBA in Corporate Finance, Strategy, and Media and Entertainment from NYU’s Stern School of Business.

An accomplished filmmaker and production executive, Jeffrey has developed, written, directed, and/or produced hundreds of hours of premium entertainment media ranging from feature length films and Leo Award-winning TV miniseries to animated cartoon series for preschoolers and prototype interactive television networks. Jeffrey is expert in all phases of principal photography, sound design, post-production, animation and visual effects. With special experience in international coproduction, Jeffrey has produced content from the Isle of Man to Potsdam, Germany and Trivandrum, India.

As our newest team member Gerwyn will be managing our UK operations, including the expansion of four new stages at Seren Studios in Cardiff.

Gerwyn brings a wealth of knowledge of the screen sector in the UK from his previous position as the CEO of Creative Wales where he led a team that supported over 40 productions shoot in Wales, including Netflix, Universal and Sky at Seren Studios and HBO and Lucasfilm in other parts of Wales.

Gerwyn is a Senior Executive who has managed over £250m worth of public sector investment over the past decade. His broad understanding of studio operations and government programs available to support the sector aligned with his passion for growing the sector in Wales make him an invaluable member of the team.