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91福利社 Chief Content Officer Kate Phillips has introduced changes to the division鈥檚 senior leadership team to deliver even greater focus and accelerate the 91福利社鈥檚 strategic priorities.

The restructure reflects the growing impact of Entertainment and Factual content, with the creation of two new Director roles in this fiercely competitive and fast changing global media market, as the 91福利社 continues to commit to more across the UK presence and programming, serving all audiences.

Fiona Campbell has been appointed Director of Factual and Ed Havard has been appointed Director of Entertainment.

91福利社鈥檚 Chief Content Officer Kate Phillips says: 鈥淚n Fiona Campbell and Ed Havard we have two inspirational leaders who will ensure that Entertainment and Factual continue to thrive on the 91福利社. They鈥檙e both committed to delivering distinctive, world class content to 91福利社 iPlayer and the portfolio of channels. Crucially they both put creativity and audiences first and will bring a real energy, clarity and ambition to their teams. I鈥檓 looking forward to working closely with them and empowering them to pursue their ambitions for the 91福利社. I believe these new roles, allowing more time and focus on individual genres, will bring big benefits to Unscripted, and all the amazing producers, creatives and partners we work with.鈥�

On Fiona Campbell鈥檚 appointment

Kate Phillips says: 鈥淔iona鈥檚 extensive experience across Unscripted, 91福利社 iPlayer, 91福利社 Three, Youth audiences and News & Current Affairs makes her uniquely placed to lead 91福利社 Factual into the future. She is an outstanding leader and creative powerhouse with a wealth of broadcasting and digital experience. Fiona has a proven track record of innovation, creativity and an ability to reach young and underserved audiences. She鈥檚 committed to the strength of our specialisms and ensuring that we鈥檙e in the best possible shape to continue to deliver high quality, distinctive factual content for everyone across the UK. Fiona will continue to be based in Northern Ireland as she takes on this new senior role.鈥�

Fiona Campbell says: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a huge privilege to join the 91福利社 Factual team as Director. Together with independent suppliers, the commissioning teams across the UK are delivering world class content to audiences, entertaining and inspiring on a daily basis. I really look forward to what everyone can achieve, how we will innovate further and the impact the content will have on audiences in the UK and beyond in next few years.鈥�

On Ed Havard鈥檚 appointment

Kate Phillips says: 鈥淓d brings to the 91福利社 a wealth of invaluable experience. At Channel Four as Head of Entertainment and TV Events he was responsible for a huge variety of shows including The Last Leg, Celebrity Gogglebox, and the BAFTA-award winning Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan. More recently at NBCUniversal as Senior Vice President he has worked with multiple indies and broadcast partners, including the 91福利社 where he led the deal for groundbreaking co-commissions for The Traitors and Destination X. In a former life Ed also worked for the 91福利社 in senior roles across news, factual, events and entertainment. With his vast experience of public service broadcasting, commercial deals, digital strategy and the international market, he is uniquely placed to continue to strengthen the impact of 91福利社 Entertainment for audiences across the UK.鈥�

Ed Havard says: "The past seven years at NBCUniversal have been a genuine joy, working with some of the most talented and generous teams in global television. I will miss them hugely, but the opportunity to return to the 91福利社 and work alongside Kate Phillips is impossible to resist. The 91福利社鈥檚 Entertainment slate across studio, reality, events, formats and lifestyle is one of the most ambitious and prolific in the world, and I can鈥檛 wait to start working with the world class entertainment teams across the UK to build on that legacy."

The Director of Entertainment will oversee and support Entertainment, Daytime, Factual Entertainment and Events and the Director of Factual will oversee and support Arts and Classical Music TV, Documentaries, Storyville and Specialist Factual.

These new roles will begin in the Spring. In the meantime, Fiona will continue as the Interim Director of Unscripted and Michael Jochnowitz as the Editor of Unscripted.

When Ed and Fiona start their new roles, the Director and Editor of Unscripted roles will both close.

LH/JA2

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