As the CEO of UNIC, the largest international trade body in cinema, Laura Houlgatte Abbott has a lot to juggle. Representing the needs of UNIC’s 37 member companies (soon to be 38—“Hopefully we manage to get Cyprus on board”) requires legal knowledge, political acumen, and an ability to operate within the cultural arena. It requires a gift for listening to and collaborating with people who often have different backgrounds and needs. On the more trivial side of things, it requires an ability to stay on top o
Source: Paying It Forward: Laura Houlgatte Abbott Inspires as UNIC’s CEO – Boxoffice