Ron founded Tinopolis in 1990. He took the company public in 2005 closely followed by a hostile takeover of the largest listed production company at the time, The Television Corporation PLC. In 2008, Ron and his management team took Tinopolis private in partnership with private equity house Vitruvian.

The next few years saw the group grow into one of the largest independent producers both in the UK and the US. The group now contains some of the leading producers in those markets. In late 2017, Ron oversaw the buy-out of Vitruvian’s shareholding following a successful 9 year partnership, with the Tinopolis management team taking full ownership of the company once more.

Ron is chairman of the Welsh Government's advisory Creative Industries Panel and an honorary fellow of Swansea University and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. He has held many senior appointments in the public sector and in professional cricket and rugby. Ron has been awarded the CBE for his services to the media industry.

Arwel joined Tinopolis in 2004 and over following decade spearheaded the group’s expansion as it grew into one of the largest independent producers in the UK and the US with leading companies in both markets, as well as the recent buy-out of private equity investors Vitruvian to take full ownership of the company.

Prior to joining Tinopolis, he worked for US industrial group Woodhead Industries as Executive Vice President and President of European Operations. During his time, he achieved significant growth for the company’s European business through growing and acquiring businesses in Wales, Italy, Germany, Holland and France.

Arthur Smith is the Chairman of A. Smith & Co. Productions and is an industry veteran and a pioneer in nonfiction television, known for creating some of the longest-running unscripted series in history since founding A. Smith & Co. in 2000. 

Smith was inducted into the Realscreen Awards Hall of Fame in 2021, honored as Broadcasting & Cable’s “Producer of the Year” in 2020, nominated for several Emmy® Awards and received dozens of awards including NAACP Awards, Realscreen Awards, and Critics Choice Awards. Smith was the first-ever inductee to his alma mater’s “Ryerson Wall of Fame,” and was the founding sponsor of Ryerson in L.A. scholarship program to create hands-on learning opportunities for Ryerson students. 

With 200+ shows for 50+ networks under Smith’s leadership, A. Smith & Co.’s credits include Gordon Ramsay’s “Hell’s Kitchen” which forged the modern food competition reality genre in the U.S. and is FOX’s longest-running reality show, “American Ninja Warrior” which recently aired its 12th season on NBC and garnered its fourth Primetime Emmy® Award nomination for Outstanding Competition Program, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s “The Titan Games,” “Mental Samurai,” Pharrell Williams’ “Voices of Fire,” “Welcome to Plathville,” “American Ninja Warrior Junior,” “Unsung,” “American Gangster: Trap Queens,” “Ellen’s Next Great Designer” and “NFL Pro Bowl Skills Showdown.” Other past groundbreaking series include “Kitchen Nightmares,” “Trading Spaces,” “The Swan,” “Pros vs. Joes,” “I Survived a Japanese Game Show,” “UFC Countdown,” “The Dunk King” and “Paradise Hotel.”

Smith also serves as Chairman of Tinopolis Group U.S., the leading TV production and distribution group which acquired A. Smith & Co. in 2011. In this role, Smith also oversees the unscripted powerhouse Magical Elves, the Emmy Award®-winning producer of uplifting unscripted series such as “Top Chef,” “Nailed It!,” “Sugar Rush” and more. 

Prior to launching A. Smith & Co., Smith held the role of Executive Vice President of Programming, Production and News for FOX Sports. He launched the network into cable sports – supervising production, development, scheduling and acquisition of all national and regional programming. While at FOX, Smith launched 22 sports networks, serving as executive producer on all events and original programming.

Before FOX Sports, Smith served as Senior Vice President of MCA - Universal Television Group, where he rejuvenated MCA’s first-run division, developing a number of projects and acquisitions. Smith also spent four years as Senior Vice President of dick clark productions, producing a wide variety of award shows, special events, and non-fiction content. Smith was named the youngest Head of CBC Sports at the age of 28. He orchestrated the modernization of the network, creating sports content in an entertainment format filled with stylized graphics, driving music, high-profile features and technological innovations. His career began at CBC Network Sports, where he produced and directed major events around the world. This included overseeing three Olympic Games as an executive producer, for which he won numerous accolades, including two Gemini Awards.

As a youth, Smith acted in feature films, television commercials and comedies.

Jennifer Roberts is Group Chief Financial Officer, responsible for leading the group’s finance operations including controlling and accounting, overseeing all tax matters, as well as managing internal controls and IT operations.

In addition to her role as CFO she leads the group’s acquisition processes, including due diligence, financing and tax structuring, and overseeing the implementation of post-acquisition synergies. 

Jennifer joined Tinopolis in 2005 and is based in the London office. She has a strong track record in operational finance, mergers and acquisitions, as well as restructuring and qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers prior to joining Tinopolis.

Chris joined Tinopolis as Director of Content in 2019.  He works with Tinopolis’ production companies in the UK and US to develop a strong transatlantic production strategy, maximizing opportunities in the international marketplace - with a particular focus on factual entertainment and entertainment programming.

As Managing Director of Mentorn, their programming slate includes blue light fan favourites, Traffic Cops and Inside the Force: 24/7, as well as the current affairs flagship Question Time. Mentorn’s recent productions for Channel 5 have pushed the boundaries on factual storytelling – from Dinosaur with Stephen Fry, which saw  the celebrated actor, author and writer magically transported back in time to chart the 180-million-year story of the dinosaur, in a hyper real world where prehistoric beasts roamed, to the premium series Into the Congo with Ben Fogle, which saw the fearless adventurer go on one of his most mysterious and through-provoking journeys to date.

Mentorn, also located in Scotland, produces a variety of programming, from current affairs show Debate Night, to the factual entertainment series Sky High Club, for BBC Three.

Chris also works closely with Passion Distribution to drive third party formats acquisitions and promote deeper collaboration with the group’s US companies. Formerly Creative Director of Entertainment at Tinopolis, Chris was responsible for the development of entertainment formats across the portfolio.  He has served as Chief Creative Officer at Studio Ramsay, where he oversaw the launch of the US version of The F Word and ITV double, Gordon Ramsay on Cocaine and Gordon, Gino and Fred’s Road Trip. 

Chris has also an executively produced on shows including I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! for ITV, The Games for Channel 4, and Celebrity Big Brother for Endemol.