John Taylor

John Taylor, MBA, currently serves as Executive Director at Lionsgate, providing finance support for MPG Marketing since April 2023. Prior experience includes a role as Senior Director of Finance at STX Entertainment, where notable achievements included building the Marketing & Distribution finance function from the ground up and managing comprehensive financial tracking and forecasting. Before that, Taylor held the position of Director of Sales Finance at Activision, where responsibilities included developing quarterly and annual close processes and enhancing cross-team cooperation on budget forecasting. Taylor's tenure at 20th Century Fox International Corporation saw multiple promotions, culminating in an Associate Director role, where complex financial planning for theatrical distribution and marketing budgets was conducted. Taylor holds an MBA in Finance from USC Marshall School of Business and a degree in Environmental Engineering & Resource Management from the University of Nottingham.