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Chief executive officer, HIT Entertainment

Nationality: British.

Born: 1967, in Kent, England.

Family: Married; children: one.

Career: Video Arts Television, 1986–1989, runner, chief accountant; HIT Entertainment, 1989–, various positions, including director of finance, director of corporate development, commercial director, and chief executive officer.

Address: HIT Entertainment, Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7NF, England; http://www.hitentertainment.biz/hit/index.jsp.

■ In 2001 Robert Lawes became chief executive officer (CEO) of the...