Jeff Allen

Managing Director, Panavision Europe

My career through Panavision started at the then named Joe Dunton Cameras in an engineering capacity having come from a precision engineering background predominately in aerospace. During various stages I moved into sales & then management roles culminating in Managing Director a position now held for nearly 14 years.

Joe Dunton Cameras became Panavision and then began a progressive growth initially organic and subsequently through acquisition and now Panavision Europe Ltd has offices in the UK, Ireland, France, Poland, Czech Republic & South Africa with agents in Italy, Hungary & Spain. My role is predominately to guide the various regional managers, set strategy and make sure our businesses are operating to their annual business plans in liaison with the companies American owners.

I am passionate about supporting our business and I am involved in ASPEC, the If Forum as well as supporting as a committee member the James Bond Golf Society which has raised many thousands of pounds for various charities. I am also a member of the 72 Club.

Due to the international spread of our offices this brings me into contact with various business leaders in these territories and an insight into our international competition and as production and increasingly post-production becomes more international it is vital we keep abreast of developments.