Malibu resident B. Quentin Lilly was among a group of alumni honored by Cal Poly at its recent annual event. Lilly graduated from the school’s Orfaelea College of Business with a degree in business administration in 1983.
Lilly began his diverse and exceptional business career with a Cal Poly internship at a local securities/brokerage firm. Today he is president of Technicolor Home Entertainment Services, the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of DVD, CD and related home entertainment products.
Lilly is responsible for the strategic development and growth of the company’s global operations (including both theatrical and nontheatrical content), as well as a newly formed group for electronic content distribution. Key customers include The Walt Disney Company, NBC Universal, Paramount, DreamWorks and Microsoft. Lilly has also served at Technicolor as senior vice president of planning and development (1994-1997) and chief operating officer (1997-1999). Previously, he was vice president in the investment banking department at Crowell, Weedon & Co. and a member of the investment banking group at Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., Inc. (both in Los Angeles).
Lilly is a member of the Orfalea College of Business Dean’s Advisory Council and its Graduate Programs Committee. He frequently hosts tours of Technicolor for Cal Poly undergraduate and MBA students and has been a generous donor to the college, both in current giving and through a scholarship for the future. For several years he has served as a sponsor of the campus chapter of the nonprofit Wheelchair Foundation.
Lilly and his wife, Maryam, have two children.