Our Team
Adrian Politowski
Executive Chairman & Co-Founder
Adrian is the Co-Founder and previous CEO of Umedia (2004-2019) where he grew the group organically with Nadia Khamlichi from a modest 3 person organization into the $100M+ turnover international film group with 200 staff. In 2020, he sold his stake in Umedia.
Politowski worked as a producer on over 450 films including such hits as the multi Academy Award winning THE ARTIST, GOOD LUCK TO YOU LEO GRANDE, MANDY, HBO's, MY BRILLIANT FRIEND, Paramount's PAWS OF FURY, SEVEN SISTERS (What Happened to Monday), GRACE OF MONACO, THE MUSTANG, YVES SAINT LAURENT to name a few. His films have garnered 25 Official Cannes Selection, 11 Oscar Nominations (5 wins) and 77 nominations (22 wins) at the French César Awards.
Adrian also sits on the Board of Directors of publicly traded VFX/gaming company Goodbye Kansas, as well as cutting edge medical company Nordic Executive Medicine and sits on the Advisory Board of WIFTI (Women in Film and TV International).
He holds Masters in Engineering and a Masters in Economics, both from Oxford University. He splits his time between Los Angeles, Brussels and Stockholm.
Favorite movie quote: "Plastics." - THE GRADUATE (Or was it MEAN GIRLS?)
Nadia Khamlichi
Co-Founder
Nadia is the Co-Founder and previous CEO of Umedia (2004-2019) where she grew the group organically with Adrian Politowski from a modest 3 person organization into the $100M+ turnover international film group with 200 staff. In 2020, she sold her stake in Umedia.
Khamlichi worked as a producer on over 450 films including such hits as the multi Academy Award winning THE ARTIST, GOOD LUCK TO YOU LEO GRANDE, MANDY, HBO's, MY BRILLIANT FRIEND, Paramount's PAWS OF FURY, SEVEN SISTERS (What Happened to Monday), GRACE OF MONACO, THE MUSTANG, YVES SAINT LAURENT to name a few. Her films have garnered 25 Official Cannes Selection, 11 Oscar Nominations (5 wins) and 77 nominations (22 wins) at the French César Awards.
Nadia graduated from Solvay Business School of Economics and Management.
Nessa McGill
Commercial Director
Nessa McGill has worked as a lawyer specializing in film in television since 2002. She previously worked for a top 20 global law firm as head of their film and television unit based in the City of London. She specializes in the media industry, with particular emphasis all aspects of film and television production, financing and distribution. She also has considerable experience in other areas of content production including advertising, advertiser funded programming, sponsorship and product placement. Before joining Align, Nessa acted as Head of Legal at the Umedia Group and previous to that while in private practice, represented major studios, financial institutions, and leading production companies throughout the UK, the US, and Europe. She has also represented a number of government agencies throughout her career.
Favorite movie quote: "I want the truth! You can't handle the truth!" - A FEW GOOD MEN
Sierra Garcia
Senior Vice President of Production
Sierra Garcia began her career at Harbinger Pictures, the boutique production company behind the multi-academy award nominated THE HELP. It was there she worked to grow the development team and slate, bringing several projects to the screen including WALKING OUT the Matt Bomer and Bill Pullman survival thriller that premiered at Sundance Film. From Harbinger Sierra joined Umedia in 2017 where she worked on MANDY the Nicolas Cage thriller that premiered at Sundance and Cannes respectively. In 2018 she joined the Align team as the VP of Production, where she has worked to bring on board such films as Searchlight Pictures GOOD LUCK TO YOU LEO GRANDE and Paramount’s PAWS OF FURY: THE LEGEND OF HANK. Outside of Align she has melded her love for movie making with her strong desire to support women and poc in the entertainment industry through her work as a Co-Founder of The Lost Girls, a women in entertainment networking collective and as an Evolve mentor through Eric Garcetti and Ava Duvernay’s Evolve Entertainment Fund.
Favourite movie quote: "Bella! Where the hell have you been, Loca?!" - TWILIGHT: NEW MOON
Managing Director
Edouard Nouvellon
Edouard has a PhD in finance with a focus on asset management. Previously, he was the Founder of Risk Return, Financial Strategy Consulting, the Head of Structured Products and Derivatives in the dealing room of Bank Degroof and worked in Asset and Liability management at JP Morgan. As of 2024, Edouard brings his financial expertise to the Align team as the Managing Director. Edouard is also an invited professor of finance at Ieseg School of Management.
Geoffroy t'Serstevens
Fund Manager
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Geoffroy oversees the fund administration and participates in the strategic, legal and operational aspects of Align’s activities. He also serves as board member for the various entities of Align group.
Geoffroy has been acting as an independent director and consultant, providing services to regulated and unregulated investment structures over the last eight years. He
has been part of two independent law firms, Arendt & Medernach and Wirtz, Avocats à la Cour, and he has acted as General Counsel of a leading pan-European asset management group, in charge of all legal, regulatory and corporate affairs, for nine years. He is a board members for various investment companies.
Geoffroy holds a law degree from the UCLouvain, Belgium.”
Favorite Movie Quote: “Oh Captain! My Captain!” - DEAD POET'S SOCIETY
Imad El Ammari
Financial & Business Manager
Imad joined Align back in 2022 and oversees the group and fund financials aspects. He also participates in the operational of Align’s activities.
Throughout the past few years, Imad has acquired a large expertise in business management and corporate finance. Such expertise has been developed and confirmed thanks to different contributions made within several companies and industries, such as real estate investment or retail.
Imad holds an MBA in finance.
Olivia Roos
Coordinator
Olivia Roos began their career as a coordinator for NBC News Digital before transitioning to the entertainment industry in 2021. They joined the Align team as Executive Assistant in 2021 before being promoted to Coordinator in 2024. Throughout their time at Align, Olivia has been an integral part of the acquisition and production team, supporting projects from onboarding to distribution. Outside of Align, Olivia is a screenwriter whose work has been recognized by Austin Film Festival, SeriesFest & Screencraft.
Favorite movie quote: "We're werewolves, not swear-wolves." - WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS