ANTHONY GEFFEN
CEO and Executive Producer

Anthony Geffen is one of the world's leading documentary producers and film makers. He began his career working for the BBC before setting up Atlantic Productions in 1992. His films have been nominated and won many of television's most coveted awards including Emmy, BAFTA, Banff, Cable ACE and Critics' Guild awards and prizes at the New York and Chicago film festivals. Anthony has overseen all of Atlantic's productions, including the acclaimed Nefertiti Resurrected, The Greeks: Crucible of Civilisation, The Promised Land and Munich: Mossad's Revenge.

RUTH SESSIONS
Head of Production

Ruth Sessions has been Head of Production since August 2005, and has extensive previous experience in both production management and producer roles on a range of landmark series, formats and specials. Ruth first joined Atlantic in 2002, and was joint series producer on Mummy Autopsy and producer of the acclaimed Who Killed Julius Caesar before taking on her current role. Ruth was previously Head of Production at Transatlantic Films and also worked as a management consultant after studying classics at Oxford University.

OLWYN SILVESTER
Production Executive

Olwyn joined Atlantic Productions in 2008 as the Production Executive on both high end series and landmark single films after previously being Head of Production at Zenith Productions London. Her career began at the BBC where she spent ten years working on all genres from live entertainment to factual and drama. This extensive apprenticeship was followed by her becoming a founding director of the award winning Indi Just Television. Olwyn oversaw all production and development before becoming the Managing Director in 2000.

DAN OLIVER
Writer, Director and Series Producer

Dan Oliver has produced and directed programmes for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five in the UK and Discovery, The History Channel, and National Geographic in the US. His experience extends across the full gamut of genres from entertainment to factual via drama and music programmes. While at Atlantic Productions he has produced over 80 hours of high-end documentaries for the UK and USA which have been sold around the world. Dan began his career as a BBC in-house writer on shows such as Call My Bluff.

JAMES TAYLOR
Head of Content Distribution

James Taylor joined Atlantic to work on Apollo 11: The Untold Story, before moving across to his current role. He previously spent three years at RDF Media where he worked on history programmes including Bomber Crew, A Most Mysterious Murder and Carthage: The Roman Holocaust. James was co-author of the best-selling books Spitfire Ace and Bomber Crew, and has also worked at Channel 4, Diverse Productions and LWT where he was part of the team on The South Bank Show and Theatreland.

CANDICE MARTIN
Producer

Candice Martin has worked on a broad range of science, human interest and historical programming. Most recently she has produced Herod: Behind The Myth, Secrets of the Sphinx and Seven Wonders of Ancient Egypt. As well as historical documentaries, Candice has also worked on the series Surviving Disasters, on a travel series filmed in Greece and the Holy Land, and on Inside Tract, a medical series for Discovery Health.

CLAUDIA PERKINS
Managing Director

Claudia became Managing Director of Atlantic Productions in 2008, having spent the previous five years financing and developing film and television projects. Before joining the television industry, Claudia was a director at J.O. Hambro Capital Management where she was an investment manager, responsible for Private Equity. She began her career as a business journalist in New Zealand. She is responsible for the corporate and commercial activities of the company, including strategic development.

ANGUS NISBET
Head of Finance

Angus Nisbet joined Atlantic in August 2005. A fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, he qualified as an accountant in 1993. He has wide experience as a long-term interim financial controller/head of finance with advertising, media and independent television production companies, including RDF Television, Instrumental Media Group, and Liberty Publishing and Media. Other experience includes projects for M&C Saatchi, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, and The Girl Guide Association. He has particular expertise in change management, and developing and implementing financial and operational systems.