Cinema executive was formerly head business manager at Paramount Pictures France.

Fabrice Denizot has been appointed chief marketing officer of EuropaCorp, the Paris-based mini major has announced.

He will be responsible for all aspects of marketing connected to the release of EuropaCorp films, both domestically and internationally.

“He will be on the executive committee and in this position will contribute actively to the make-up of the line of the company,” EuropaCorp said in a statement.

After studying international marketing, Denizot gained experience working at Ridley Scott’s RSA Films in London at the end of the 1990s before returning to work in France for UIP, which later became Paramount Pictures France.

He has held the position of chief business manager at Paramount Pictures France since 2008, where he also oversaw co-productions and acquisitions.