Leadership Team

As President of Digital Platforms and Ventures, Will McIntosh leads a portfolio of direct-to-consumer digital businesses in entertainment and sports for VERSANT, which develops innovative transactional and content technologies that enhance leisure and recreational time for millions of consumers each month and help drive business and efficiencies for partners.

McIntosh was elevated to the position of President in June 2022, adding digital entertainment to his existing responsibilities as head of the digital platforms in golf and youth and recreational sports. In this role, McIntosh oversees leading entertainment brands: Fandango, the nation’s top movie ticketer; world-renowned movie and TV recommendations destination, Rotten Tomatoes; and premium on-demand streaming service, Fandango at Home. The sports brands under his purview include golf tee-time booking and course technology platforms GolfNow and TeeOff; golf membership and video content platform, GolfPass; and leading youth and recreational sports technology provider, SportsEngine.

Previously, McIntosh served as the head of digital for NBC Sports’ golf businesses. During his tenure, McIntosh was the primary driver of more than 15 mergers and acquisitions that have proliferated company growth. Since 2009, McIntosh has driven the strategy and growth for GolfNow, now the golf industry’s No. 1 technology and services company. In 2016, McIntosh led NBC Sports’ entry into youth sports via the acquisition of Minneapolis-based Sport Ngin – rebranded as SportsEngine – the leading provider of sport-life management software and mobile applications for sports organizations, coaches, parents and youth athletes.

Prior to joining NBC Sports, McIntosh owned and operated his own business ventures within the hospitality industry, focusing on interactive marketing and software development. McIntosh earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in financial management, from Winthrop University where he graduated magna cum laude. He is a graduate of Comcast’s Executive Leadership Forum and was named one of SportsBusiness Journal’s prestigious “Forty Under 40,” honoring the best young talent in sports business.

As Executive Vice President, Digital Platforms & Ventures, VERSANT, Jerramy Hainline is responsible for the overall day to day management of Fandango and GolfNow. Hainline focuses on operational strategies, revenue generation and partnerships across these businesses. Additionally, he manages all facets of activations, customer service, and marketing.

Fandango serves more than 50 million unique visitors per month with its leading U.S. online and mobile ticketing platform; world-renowned movie and TV recommendations destination, Rotten Tomatoes; and premium on-demand streaming service, Fandango at Home. Additionally, Hainline oversees theater partnerships and strategy, B2B sales and account management, exhibitor and studio relationships, and the Fandango Rewards business.

In addition to his involvement with charitable organizations in the Central Florida area, including Special Olympics and The First Tee of Central Florida, Hainline also championed the creation of the Better Together initiative. Better Together is designed to strengthen communities and employee culture through focused programs that promote inclusion through education, resources and community impact.

Previously, Hainline spent 10 years with Hilton Worldwide in an increasing sales leadership capacity. He is a recent winner of the Orlando Business Journal’s 2022 C-Suite Awards and lives in Orlando with his wife and four daughters.

Jason Cuthbertson is Chief Financial Officer for Digital Platforms & Ventures, VERSANT, working across the company’s technology platforms and digital applications in Golf and Youth & Recreational Sports, including GolfNow, GolfPass, SportsEngine and others. He also is responsible for movie ticketing platform, Fandango; world famous entertainment review destination, Rotten Tomatoes; and on-demand streaming service, Fandango at Home.

With more than 22 years of senior financial leadership, including 11 years with NBC, Cuthbertson’s role as head of finance and operations includes traditional finance functions, as well as revenue, pricing and payment operations, M&A and growth initiatives, and enterprise performance management.

Cuthbertson joined NBC Sports in 2018 as Chief Financial Officer of SportsEngine, the leading team and club management technology platform in youth sports. Subsequently, his role expanded to incorporate digital sports businesses in 2019 and Fandango in 2022.

Prior to joining the NBC Sports Group, Cuthbertson was the Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis for NBCUniversal Local, NBCUniversal’s media division serving local audiences in 31 U.S. markets and Puerto Rico, and with NBCUniversal’s Operations & Technical Services. He began his career with IBM, serving in various roles in accounting, finance, and treasury.

A Certified Public Accountant, Cuthbertson earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business. A native of Frostburg, Md., Cuthbertson currently resides with his family in Hopewell Junction, N.J.

Justin Tupper leads content strategy and creative across VERSANT’s portfolio of marquee digital brands, including the nation’s leading ticketer, Fandango; world-renowned entertainment recommendations brand, Rotten Tomatoes; and trusted golf membership and video content platform, GolfPass. In this role, Tupper oversees content strategy, brand expression and all creative and advertising produced across the portfolio. He is responsible for building content and monetization strategies to accelerate growth across sports instruction, entertainment, lifestyle and travel verticals, while driving streaming engagement for VERSANT’s digital entertainment and sports brands.

Tupper is a seasoned media and technology leader, entrepreneur, and sports streaming pioneer. Previous to his role, Tupper built one of the leading global golf streaming and retail businesses, as the founder and CEO of Revolution Golf.

After Revolution Golf was acquired by NBC Sports, Tupper transitioned into an executive role overseeing the company’s Golf subscription streaming strategy. Under his unified vision of building Golf’s premier membership program, Tupper has built a world-class team and has helped grow GolfPass to golf media’s largest and most engaged audience.

Tupper is a long-time mentor for Comcast’s SportsTech accelerator and lives with his wife, daughter, and two dogs in Orlando, Florida.

As the Senior Vice President of Direct-to-Consumer Services and Portfolio Marketing for Digital Platforms & Ventures, VERSANT, Amanda Norvell works with the convergence of technology, sports and entertainment. She currently oversees the business strategy and day-to-day operations for Fandango’s world-renowned entertainment recommendations brand, Rotten Tomatoes, including content development and monetization, industry relations, and the licensing and syndication of Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer and Popcornmeter Scores.

Norvell helped launch and currently oversees operations for GolfPass, the golf industry’s premier membership program. She has helped extend the distribution of GolfPass content across multiple streaming platforms including Peacock, Xfinity, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Sky Q in the U.K., SamsungTV+ and other FAST Channels. Norvell also manages a centralized portfolio marketing function — from CRM, paid and performance media, and SEO, to owned-channel planning, as well as digital and video creative services for all of Fandango and Sports under Digital Platforms and Ventures.

Earlier in her career, she was director of public relations for TRUE Marketing and manager of social media at Universal Orlando Resort. Norvell is a Board Member for Youth on Course, which offers young people affordable access to golf. She helped develop and launch GolfNow’s first-ever roundup fundraising technology, in which funds raised went towards charitable organizations including Special Olympics, Folds of Honor, the NFL’s Salute to Service and First Tee of Central Florida. In 2023, Norvell was a recipient of Golf Inc. Magazine’s Hilda Allen Awards, which recognizes leading women in the golf industry.

Claire Ripsteen leads Marketing, Partnerships, Rewards, eCommerce and the Gift Cards Business for Fandango, the nation’s leading online movie ticketer; Fandango at Home, the on-demand streaming service offering the industry’s best selection of new release and catalogue movies, and next day TV shows; and world-renowned entertainment recommendations destination, Rotten Tomatoes.

Prior to joining Fandango in August 2024, Ripsteen served as Head of Entertainment Partnerships at Epic Games, where she led the entertainment and automotive partnerships business for Fortnite, Rocket League, and Fall Guys. Previously, she was VP of Global Marketing Partnerships at Marvel Studios within The Walt Disney Company, where she was responsible for brokering global partnership deals with Fortune 500 brands for various Marvel Studios titles and leading the franchise’s international partnerships efforts. Ripsteen also has extensive entertainment industry background with over 15 years at other entertainment studios, including Sony, Universal, and Focus Features, where she held a series of senior level marketing and partnerships positions.

Ripsteen graduated with honors from Washington University in St. Louis with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Political Science and now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and dog Midge.

Cameron Douglas is Senior Vice President of OTT/Streaming for Fandango and heads the company’s video-on-demand streaming service Fandango at Home, one of the industry’s leading digital retailers in the transactional space. An over 20-year entertainment industry veteran, Douglas oversees content and merchandising for Fandango at Home, offering hundreds of thousands of movies and next-day TV shows, along with an extensive library of 4K and HDR titles, to buy or rent without a subscription, and upwards of 30,000 movies and TV shows that viewers can watch free on demand.

Douglas began his career holding various analytics and senior marketing roles at Disney, Fox, DreamWorks, and Paramount. He moved into the digital entertainment space in 2013 as SVP of Content for M-GO, the DreamWorks Animation/Technicolor joint venture, prior to its acquisition by Fandango and rebranding as FandangoNOW in 2016.

He has overseen multiple years of double-digit growth in this era, beating the market with a focus on content and core consumer experience. With the acquisition of Vudu in 2020 (rebranded Fandango at Home in 2024), Fandango has firmly established itself as the key player in the combined transactional/ad-supported space, and Douglas and team are strategically positioned for the next phase of the premium video market.

In 2018, Douglas was elected Chairman of OTT.X (formerly the Entertainment Merchants Association/EMA), the trade group for the home entertainment industry. Douglas is a Stanford University graduate and earned an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and is a longstanding member of Mensa.

Erin Calhoun is the Senior Vice President of Entertainment and Sports Communications at VERSANT. She oversees the strategic communications efforts and manages the day-to-day press activities for VERSANT’s influential portfolio of sports and entertainment content, including USA Network, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, Golf Channel, GolfNow, GolfPass, Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango at Home.

Erin most recently served as Executive Vice President of Communications for Paramount Streaming & Paramount+ with SHOWTIME and Cross-Company Publicity. Prior to that, she was Executive Vice President of Communications for both SHOWTIME and Paramount Television Studios. Earlier in her career, Erin served as Vice President of Corporate Communications for NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, where she managed trade and business strategies and internal communications for USA Network and SYFY.

As Senior Vice President, Human Resources for VERSANT, Simeon Hardy brings nearly three decades of human resources experience, including 17 years with NBCUniversal, to a role responsible for overseeing talent development, recruitment, organizational development and compensation.

Hardy joined NBC Sports in 2009 as human resources director for GOLF Channel. Subsequently, he transitioned to a similar role for the golf businesses within the NBC Sports digital portfolio, including GolfNow, the world’s leading tee-time service; and GolfPass, golf’s most comprehensive digital membership – both now part of Digital Platforms & Ventures. In 2022, Hardy added human resources oversight for the youth and recreational sports technology platform, SportsEngine; movie ticketing platform, Fandango; world-famous entertainment review site, Rotten Tomatoes; and on-demand streaming service, Fandango at Home.

Previously, Hardy was part of the human resources leadership teams at Hilton Grand Vacations in Orlando, as well as at several Hyatt Hotels around the country. Hardy earned his bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Administration from Florida State University and a master’s in Business Administration from Webber International University. He also is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources. He lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife and three daughters.