Anna Marsh, the New Zealand-born chief of Studiocanal, hasn’t had much time to rest on her laurels since putting on an extra hat as chief content officer for Canal+ Group in March.

It’s been an action-packed year for the Paris-headquartered company which was listed at the London Stock Exchange last December and has recently completed a $2 billion takeover of South African pay TV company Multichoice, as well as the acquisition of a 34-percent stake in UGC, the Paris-headquartered film studio that operates one of France’s leading cinema chains.

With her international background, strong ties with the global film community and knowledge of the independent film world, the level-headed Marsh has become a pivotal figure within the company she first joined in 2008, and has worked closely with

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