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Twickenham, Gb

London, England, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

BBC Studios Group | Commercial multinational organisation, separate from the BBC UK Public Service, delivering £2bn revenue and £200m profit through global TV production and distribution activities. Acquired BBC Global News, another BBC commercial company, in 2021 to form Global News & Streaming division.Member of the Senior Leadership Team for £120m+ turnover global news & streaming business, leading strategy development and planning across 3 global business lines - Digital News & Streaming, BBC World News TV, BBC Advertising. Delivered final stage of business transformation plan whilst directing international team of 30+ across 4 locations, overseeing strategy, FP&A, reporting, controls, audit, operations, tax, treasury.Achievements: Delivered 2021 merger of the commercial entity, BBC Global News, into BBC Studios Group, working cross-functionally to realign global operating model • Developed business case for a tri-media, ad-supported subscription product, targeting fourfold increase in global digital revenues within 5 years • Delivered multi-market strategic review of commercial distribution of global news channel resulting in the prioritisation of investment into cloud delivery technology • Led finance transformation programme, streamlining structure and processes, developing analytical capabilities of team whilst delivering 10% efficiency saving.

London

BBC Global News | Standalone commercial SME in larger corporate, operating in all markets ex UK, 450 staff, £100m+ advertising & subscription revenues via 24-hour news channel and digital platforms, merged with BBC Studios in 2021.Partnered executive leadership to develop growth strategy, transforming business into a digital-first, data-led organisation, diversifying into OTT subscription and streaming markets. Led long-range planning and strategic projects, worked cross-functionally to define priorities and OKRs; delivered multi-market strategic reviews; developed new growth opportunities; appraised new investments; managed communications with the board, presenting updates with actionable recommendations.Achievements: Built high-performing team of commercial business partners that supported +6% sales growth and +£10m profit over 18 months • Led cross-functional teams across sales, editorial and tech to launch new initiatives, supporting +25% audience and +5% advertising sales growth • Negotiated improved commercial terms for news content supply, delivering £3m annual saving.

London, United Kingdom

BBC Group Corporate Finance oversees both the UK Public Service Group and the global commercial arm of BBC Studios Group.Exercised shareholder oversight of 2 commercial subsidiaries - Studios Production and Global News - including corporate restructuring and net debt management. Partnered Global News Executives to plan and implement a multi-market business transformation strategy. Finance project lead on merger of global advertising business with BBC Global News, defining governance framework, global legal entity and tax structure, aligning policies, systems and processes, delivering synergies.

London, United Kingdom

BBC Studios Production was a UK public service entity carved out in 2016 and launched as a commercial entity in 2017 with turnover of £0.5m.Led finance function for Comedy & Entertainment across strategy, FP&A and reporting. Delivered first commercial business plan, defining pricing strategies, objectives & KPIs. Partnered genre director on carve-out and design of commercial entity operating model, transforming org design, capabilities, processes and incentives, and delivering target synergies.

London, United Kingdom

BBC Strategy & Digital was a division of the BBC UK Public Service, funded by £4bn licence fee income.Strategic finance lead for online platforms, technology and marketing. Advised on key projects and contract negotiations. Developed business case to inhouse creative services, performing due diligence on carve-out financials, owning financial model, securing board approvals.

Finance lead on post-acquisition integration of Parlophone Records with Warner Music EMEA, including financial due diligence, policy & reporting alignment, cost and synergy tracking, ad hoc strategic analysis, successfully delivering 50% overhead reduction across merged entity.

London, United Kingdom

Consultant on content licensing deals with digital and emerging market distribution partners, analysing market and financial impact to shape counter proposals, presenting to board for approval. Developed new financial models and defined global pricing strategy for emerging streaming deals.

Led commercial financial analysis to support central planning & investment decisions, P&L analysis to monitor performance of international (ex US) affiliates, and supported internal audits of local affiliates. Pioneered new reporting dashboards for emerging digital business.

Supported financial planning and month end accounting for UK record label