Darryl Iwai has been appointed chairman of the board of directors for feature distributor D Films.

Iwai previously served as president of worldwide distribution for Signpost Films, and prior to that, as president of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Canada. He is currently a shareholder and board member of KTI Limited and Fountain Hills Investments, private companies operating in the energy and real estate industries, respectively.

‘Darryl is an exceptional executive who is uniformly respected for his long track record of success both within and outside of the entertainment sector,’ said president and CEO of D Films, Jim Sherry in a statement. ‘His entrepreneurial spirit combined with his outstanding ability to build organizations will benefit D Films and our shareholders. We are flattered that Darryl has chosen to re-enter the motion picture distribution business with D Films and we look forward to his leadership and vision as we continue to grow our organization.’

D Films recently picked up the Canadian rights to sci-fi drama Monsters (the first feature from U.K. writer-director Gareth Edwards), the biopic Winnie about the controversial Winnie Mandela, and Roller Town, the feature film debut of Halifax comedy troupe Picnicface.