A graduate of University College London, Hugh started his career at FilmFour in London working in the marketing, publicity and distribution team.
Following this he worked for both Redbus Distribution in London and the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah in marketing roles.
In 2004 he joined Optimum Releasing in London and ran the UK theatrical marketing team for several years before moving to the International team in 2012 following the acquisition of Optimum by STUDIOCANAL.
Hugh was appointed Head of Global Marketing in 2018 and in 2019 became EVP Global Marketing and Distribution for STUDIOCANAL across film, TV and Catalogue operations, managing teams in Paris and London.