Ian Gibbon

Chairman of Alliotts, Ian is responsible for defining, driving and delivering Alliotts' strategic goals. As a corporate finance specialist and experienced business advisor Ian focuses on helping ambitious businesses achieve success. He also heads up Alliotts Media Team.

Ian has over 40 years experience of advising media sector clients in film, television, theatre, music and studios.

He has been lead advisor in over 250 corporate finance deals and provides strategic board level advice to several companies.  Ian’s corporate finance background is a valuable add on for media clients who want to ensure that their projects maximise their financial potential.

Together with David Gibbs, Head of Tax, Ian is actively involved in numerous UK productions where he advises on financing, tax structure and UK tax credits and video games tax relief.

Qualified

1976

1977

• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) – Corporate Finance Faculty
• Production Guild
• BFI (Since 1967)

Spending time with his family is Ian’s favourite way to relax.

Another of his passions is running, over the last few decades he has completed 18 marathons (including, London, New York, Boston, Chicago and Washington) and over 250 races of various distances.

Outside his working life Ian is passionate about film and music. His favourite films include The Godfather, Chinatown, Vertigo and Casablanca.  Ian’s  taste in music is eclectic and ranges from Bob Dylan and David Bowie to Bach and he is always open to new genres. One of his greatest musical experiences was seeing the late, great Dean Martin perform.  

In Ian's words 'nothing beats the excitement of a live performance,' and he has many a tale to tell.