Executives

As President of Paramount Worldwide Home Entertainment, Dennis Maguire is responsible for the division’s sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment content for the Paramount Motion Picture Group in the United States and the division’s 12 offices in other territories. Maguire’s responsibilities also include oversight of Paramount Home Entertainment’s efforts on behalf of MTV Network Properties, CBS, PBS, Hasbro, and fulfillment services for DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment. Since joining Paramount in 2006 as President of International for Paramount Home Entertainment, Maguire restructured the international organization and nearly doubled the division’s overall market share year over year with increases in every category. He was instrumental in strengthening the teams in both the UK and France, putting in place the Head of Europe and appointing a new Managing Director in Japan, as well as implementing new policies and processes that have augmented PHE’s overall position in the international marketplace. During his tenure, Maguire received the National Account Salesman of the Year award at ASDA in the UK and PHE was the only entertainment company to receive one of seven recognition awards for outstanding service from TESCO. An industry veteran, Maguire spent 23 years at Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE), where he was part of the senior management team that launched the sell-through business and propelled BVHE to the market leadership position for over ten consecutive years and phenomenal sales growth. At BVHE Maguire served in a variety of executive roles including Senior Vice President, Sales and Distribution, where he developed and maintained direct selling relationships with the top retailers, expanding the company’s customer base to more than 100,000 retail outlets. Prior to joining PHE, Maguire also served as President, Buena Vista Home Entertainment International, where he oversaw all international sales, marketing, manufacturing and distribution of the company’s home entertainment products. Maguire headed BVHE’s international expansion efforts establishing the company’s presence in China and India and guiding the division to record-setting revenue and margin. He also spearheaded BVHE’s entrée into new technologies with the industry’s first download-to-own electronic business model, Movie Express, in Japan. Maguire holds a Bachelors of Science in Business and Finance from Mount St. Mary’s University.