Meet the GEA team

Tim Cole
CEO
High-level creative practitioner with over 25 years of experience in the entertainment and commercial worlds. Skilled communicator with a keen ability to find the collaboration points between culture and commerce. Proven track record as a marketing strategist, brand re/inventor and company leader with a commitment to leveraging the power of the narrative.

Alejandro Barrios
Director of Sales and Development
Innovative & potent sales director with extensive experience across entertainment, tech and software. A highly skilled communicator with multi language fluency with proven sales and retention skills informed by a passion for encouraging, nurturing, and empowering both personal and corporate development.

JoJo Dye
Director of Communications and Events
Globally recognised and with over 35 years of experience in the film and television industry as a leading producer of high-profile events and activations at prestigious festivals such as Cannes, Abu Dhabi, Los Angeles, and Berlin. Along the way she has built a strong network of dedicated creatives, public relations professionals, designers, and production companies, fostering significant loyalty within the industry.

Alex Martin-Verdinos
Director of Production
Dynamic production director with in-depth knowledge of production technologies from camera and lighting through to post production, including RAW workflows. With a full complement of technical and creative expertise that is accelerated with excellent communication and relationship management he has a keen understanding of multiple sectors including entertainment, fashion, tech and health care.

Susie Fraser
An award-winning marketer, keynote speaker and business leader who has led several marketing and tech agencies, following a senior executive career in newspapers.
Currently Founder and Chair of dot + del, a special advisor to several global businesses and Trustee of Inside Justice.

Aiden McCarthy
As an Audio Director and Re-recording Mixer Aidan is a distinguished Film and Television Sound Supervisor with over two decades of industry experience, as well as being a sessional lecturer at the University of the Creative Arts and the University of Westminster’s College of Design, Creative and Digital Industries.

Omri Dayan
Omri is a London-based filmmaker and videographer whose work explores themes of family, mortality, and intergenerational communication, often addressing global issues through intimate, personal narratives. Omri has been part of the GEA team for three years and ensures that the process of putting this amazing event together is stored on video.

Hayley Hatherall
Marketing & PR professional who’s passionate about crafting captivating brand stories. Managing Director of Not For Profit marketing agency dot + del.
With our HQ in Scotland and a global footprint, dot + del deliver award winning campaigns in content marketing, media relations, and social media strategy.
Hana is Regional Director, MENA, for The Global Entertainment Awards and leads programming for the Insights Forum. With over 24 years across film and TV production, festival programming, industry relations, communications and event curation, she works internationally with filmmakers and organisations to develop projects, build partnerships and strengthen the screen industries between the MENA region and beyond.


