Nicolas Atlan, former President of Gaumont Animation was promoted to President Gaumont, U.S. in July of 2020. In his elevated role, Atlan added the oversight of the U.S. and Latin American drama divisions to his remit as well as operational control of Gaumont U.S. across all divisions within the organization: creative, production, business affairs, finance, and marketing. Prior to joining Gaumont in 2016, he served as co-CEO & Executive Chairman for MoonScoop in both the French and U.S. divisions as well as Splash Ent. (rebranded from MoonScoop).

Antonin Dubouis is the CFO of Finance and Operations at Gaumont, U.S. He joined Gaumont’s finance department in the Paris headquarters in 2014, where he worked across the distribution of feature films and TV series prior to moving to the Los Angeles, office in 2017. Before joining Gaumont, Antonin worked in the finance department of the Paris Ile-de-France Chamber of Commerce on analysis, valuation, and fiscal optimization regarding the group’s subsidiaries and real estate projects.

Kimberly Dennison serves as the SVP Creative Executive, Animation and Family (Current).  Kimberly joined the Gaumont team in April of 2018 working across series and film projects. Prior to joining Gaumont, Kimberly was the Director of Development for Walt Disney TV Animation where she developed both original and Disney-branded properties. Over the course of her career, Kimberly has served as a network executive, and has developed, produced and voice directed a wide range of animated projects for studios and networks including Walt Disney, the Hub Network and Rainmaker Entertainment.

As VP, Creative Executive at Gaumont, Alexandria Zimbler Smith oversees content development across all genres in scripted television; imagining, discovering and packaging premium series for streaming and premium cable networks. Alexandra is responsible for identifying new projects and co-productions for the U.S. and international markets.

Michelle (Sully) is VP, Creative Executive heading U.S. development for Kids, Family and YA animation and live action projects. Sully is committed to bringing joyful, creative spark and energy to everything she does. Prior to Gaumont, Sully was an exec at Amazon Prime Video and has also worked for brands like National Geographic Kids and AOL, steering their digital and content teams launching new businesses including streaming video, interactive content, Webby award-winning website and apps.

Born and raised in Mexico City, and educated in both Mexico and the United States, Santiago brings a timely, multicultural perspective to the industry and is passionate about bridging the gap between U.S. and international audiences. After graduating from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Santiago moved to Los Angeles and began working as an executive assistant to the producers at Retrofit Films.

Christian Gabela currently serves as SVP, Creative Executive,Head of Latin America and Spain at Gaumont where he spearheads the sourcing of international partnerships and original IP, as well as the development and production of current projects produced abroad, which includes El Presidente for Amazon Prime.