Gerard Barba
- Producer
Business man and film producer, Gerard Barba founded Compadre Films with his son/film maker Michael Barba, in 2015. Prior to his entertainment career, Gerard was the Chairman of the Board and had a significant shareholding stake in Marken International, the French-based medical transportation service company. After expanding Marken to a leading international position, Gerard sold his majority stake in 2010 and subsequently moved to Miami. His passion for movies eventually carried him on to Los Angeles where he started his movie producing career by getting involved in Good Kids in 2016, and in Brian Goodman's Black Butterfly, in 2017. While Gerard continues his achievements in a variety of businesses with a special interest for the world of sports/rugby, he also leads Compadre Films towards development, production and financing of original and branded entertainment across film, television, and new media.