Great Point Studios

Founder of the Hallmark Channel, Emmy and Golden Globe winner and producer of over 400 film and television projects.  Robert has been the Chief Executive Officer of four public companies, the first at age 25. As President and CEO of Hallmark Entertainment, Robert transformed the business from a small production company into one of the first modern studios, with production, distribution, and broadcast all under one umbrella. With Robert’s leadership, Hallmark Entertainment produced over 2,000 hours of original content. These productions received 458 Emmy nominations and have garnered 133 Emmy Awards. Robert is an active member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and serves on the board of the International Emmy Committee.  He also serves on the board of The Cold Water Conservation Fund.

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’s Great Point Media 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.

Brian Timpe adds to the Great Point Studio team 15 years of experience overseeing design and construction commercial real estate projects from conception through close-out to tenant handover. Brian leads cross-functional teams during the design development and construction execution phase to ensure Great Point Studios’ state of the art film studios are delivered to the highest quality standards in conjunction with satisfying local build code rules & regulations.

Prior to Great Point Studios, Brian’s experience includes large-scale commercial development projects ranging from brownfield/greenfield vertical construction, core & shell infrastructure, building repositioning, and high-end corporate office interior renovations.