Marie O’Reilly-Thein
Marie O’Reilly-Thein, Senior Vice President of Sales, First Look Studios/Millennium Media Services
Marie O’Reilly-Thein serves as the senior vice president of sales for First Look Studios’ home entertainment division, where she is responsible for supervising the sales team and managing key retail accounts such as Best Buy, Target and AAFES. She was promoted in January 2009 to this role. O’Reilly-Thein reports to Chief Operating Officer, Dean Wilson.
A savvy sales person with over 13 years of industry experience, O’Reilly-Thein has managed the sales for successful releases of films such as The Contract, War, Inc., Day of the Dead and Transsiberian as well as the UFC® professional fighting series and several popular television shows, such as “The Cosby Show” and “Cybill.”
Previously, O’Reilly-Thein served as vice president of sales for First Look Studios, where she managed high profile clients such as Anderson/Walmart. Prior to First Look Studios’ acquisition of Ventura Distribution, O’Reilly-Thein was Ventura’s vice president of national accounts, where she developed category management plans, created custom product lines and managed a multi-million dollar marketing distribution fund. From 1998 to 1999, O’Reilly-Thein served as director of sales and operations for WebRadio.com, where she was responsible for negotiating service contracts with over 100 affiliate partners and developing operational procedures. She began her career in entertainment in 1996 as the national account manager at Sirius Publishing.

























