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Stewart Till, CBE (born 1951) was the chairman and chief executive of United International Pictures [1] from 2002 to 2006. [2] He is a graduate of the University of Bath.
Till started his career with advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi in 1979. [3] He was deputy managing director of British Sky Broadcasting's movie channels when it was launched [4] and joined PolyGram Filmed Entertainment in January 1992 as President of its international distribution arm [5] [6] before joining Universal Pictures International (UPI), where he became president and one of the most important film people in London. [7] He left UPI in 2000 when it was closed down and became an executive director of Redbus Film Group. [7] [8] He became chairman and chief executive at UIP in 2002. After leaving UIP in 2006, he became Chairman of Icon Productions UK and then became CEO of Sonar Entertainment in 2012. [2]
In 1999, he was appointed vice chairman of the new UK Film Council. [7] He became chairman after Alan Parker left.
In May 2006, he became chairman of Millwall F.C.. [3] He was succeeded by John Berylson in October 2007 and became vice-chairman. [9]
In July 2006 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Essex.[ citation needed ]
