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London, United Kingdom

Delivering executive-level leadership and investment management advisory services for a UK scripted production company, including extensive industry research, writing business plan and financial forecast, liaising with key investors and legal representation, and managing all face-to-face investor meetings and follow-up.

London, United Kingdom

Liaised with key UK-based representatives of commissioners such as Netflix, Amazon Studios, Hulu, BBC Films, 4Films and HBO Europe in order to seek UK/European investment opportunities for LA-based Good Films' ambitious, high-end 6-project feature film development slate.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Performed BBC senior executive responsibilities: leading and managing the BBC’s landmark multimillion-pound investment scheme re-building the EastEnders Exterior Lot at BBC Elstree.Drafted robust business cases and all.
• Successfully implemented effective support and controls to ensure development and delivery of project deliverables to the agreed quality and within budget and timeline.
• Effectively led the on-going internal and external relationship management of the project, successfully managing the needs of varied critical stakeholders with competing objectives and complex interdependencies.
• Positively managed the recruitment processes and developed and led the E20 Programme team to deliver the project’s objectives and benefits successfully.
• Strongly led and directed improvement and optimisation of the project’s organisational framework and operations procedures.

• Provided strategic development insight and direction across BBC Entertainment & Events, while establishing and managing a development slate of imaginative and innovative programmes across all sub-genres, production.
• Efficiently implemented an overall development strategy that achieved more targeted programme development and success leading to increased commission revenues.
• Successfully collaborated with BBC Channels and Development Teams, to promote positive work relations, while ensuring that departmental strategy was fully aligned with the current Channel strategies.
• Championed the execution of re-commission strategies for major returning series such as “Strictly Come Dancing” including the development of multiplatform and social media initiatives.
• Conducted market and trends analysis to determine the state of the international entertainment marketplace, and also managed relationships by visiting international such as MipCOM and MipTV.

• Oversaw the development of PC’s channel portfolio including commissioning, scheduling, content acquisition, budget management, branding, on-air marketing, and ad sales relationships.
• Successfully formulated and implemented launch strategies and brand development plans for exclusive new US programming. Also, developed, and as an executive, produced original UK stand-up programming and one-off.
• Increased the channels performance and revenue by double digits within two-years of management.
• Won “Best General Entertainment Channel”, and “Best Marketing” at Broadcast Digital Channel Awards” in 2006 and was also nominated in 2007 for “Best Channel” and “Best General Entertainment Channel”.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Drama & Theatre Studies, 2.1

Activities and Societies: UKC Dramatics Society UKC Musical Theatre Company UKC Chamber Choir UKC Choir

3 A-Levels (Bbc) & 9 O-Levels