Kezia Williams is set to join Universal Pictures International as its managing director for the U.K. and Ireland.

Williams will report to Paul Higginson, executive Vice President, Emea for Universal Pictures International and will manage day-to-day operations in the territory when she joins at the end of February. She replaces former Universal Pictures UK MD Rob Huber, who left the company at the end of 2024.

With more than 20 years of experience in distribution and marketing, Kezia was most recently at Entertainment One, initially as head of marketing & distribution and then as managing director, overseeing the company’s U.K. film business and leading integrated, event-driven campaigns to record-breaking results, including “1917,” “The Bfg,” “The Girl on the Train” and “Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves.”

This appointment marks Williams return to Universal, having previously spent five years on the U.K. Marketing team, where she contributed to the successful...