Marcus Arthur
MANAGING DIRECTOR, GLOBAL
BRANDS
Marcus Arthur has been Managing Director of BBC Worldwide's Global
Brands business since its inception in March 2008. Marcus began his
career in advertising sales for Redwood Publishing, joining BBC
Worldwide in 1991. In 1997 he moved from group advertisement
manager of Lifestyle titles to become their Publisher, adding Top
Gear, Natural History and Music titles. He joined the BBC Magazines
Board in 2001 and the following year became Publishing Director of
Radio Times.
Darren Childs
MANAGING DIRECTOR,
CHANNELS
Darren Childs has been Managing Director, Channels since 2005.
Prior to joining BBC Worldwide, Darren was Senior Vice President,
International Networks, for Sony Pictures Television International,
where he ran international networks in Europe, Middle East and
Africa. He oversaw the company's six wholly owned channels and
numerous joint-venture movie channels, including HBO, and was
responsible for developing new channel investments.
Sarah Cooper
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Sarah Cooper is the Chief Operating Officer of BBC Worldwide and
Deputy CEO. Sarah leads a team responsible for the negotiation of
all BBC Worldwide's major acquisitions, joint ventures and
partnerships, as well as all regulatory compliance and rights
acquisition by the company. Since 2008 Sarah has led the Technology
team of BBC Worldwide responsible for technological
development.
Paul Dempsey
MANAGING DIRECTOR, HOME
ENTERTAINMENT
Paul Dempsey is Managing Director of BBC Worldwide's Home
Entertainment division and Chief Executive of 2 entertain. Paul's
background in sales and marketing included eight years at Mars
Confectionery followed by two years as Sales Director of Frontline
Ltd, BBC Worldwide's magazine joint-venture business. He joined BBC
Worldwide in 1998 as UK Sales Director and became Director of BBC
Worldwide's Audio & Music business from its start in 2007.
Charlotte Elston
DIRECTOR OF
COMMUNICATIONS
Charlotte Elston joined BBC Worldwide as Director of Communications
in January 2010. She began her career with Edelman PR in London,
and spent seven years at Brunswick, the international corporate
communications agency. In 2003 she was appointed Head of
Communications at Pearson plc and was Group Communications Director
at Aegis Group plc 2005-2009.
Michelle Emmerson
GROUP HR DIRECTOR
Michelle Emmerson is Group HR Director, BBC Worldwide,
responsible for all aspects of people strategy including reward,
culture and employee relations. Michelle joined the BBC in January
2009 from EMI Music where she held a number of senior positions
including Senior Vice President, Human Resources.
Wayne Garvie
MANAGING DIRECTOR, CONTENT &
PRODUCTION
Wayne Garvie joined BBC Worldwide as Managing Director Content
& Production in 2006. He has an extensive career in television
production, including Director of Broadcasting for Granada and Head
of Entertainment and Features for BBC Manchester. Prior to joining
BBC Worldwide, Wayne was Head of the BBC's Entertainment Group,
responsible for creating hits such as Strictly Come Dancing. Wayne
is a Visiting Professor of Media at the University of Chester and
Chair of the Royal Television Society.
Helen Kellie
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
Helen Kellie is Director of Marketing for BBC Worldwide, joining in
October 2008. She is responsible for marketing across the BBC
Worldwide businesses, building the BBC Worldwide brand and
prioritising its portfolio of sub-brands around the world. She was
previously Director of Marketing Communications and Audiences for
BBC Vision and she has also worked for household products company
Reckitt Benckiser.
Steve Macallister
MANAGING DIRECTOR, SALES
& DISTRIBUTION
Steve Macallister joined BBC Worldwide as Managing Director Sales
& Distribution in 2007. Steve began his career in advertising,
later moving to television exports covering regions such as Europe,
Asia and the Middle East with Walt Disney Television International.
Prior to joining BBC Worldwide, he was Senior Vice President and
Managing Director of Buena Vista International Television for the
Asia Pacific region.
David Moody
MANAGING DIRECTOR, DIGITAL MEDIA
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY
David Moody is BBC Worldwide's Director of Strategy. Responsible
for all aspects of the company's direction and objectives, he has
led the team which has responded to internal and external reviews
on the business. David was also Managing Director of Digital Media
from 2004/05 to 2009/10. He began his career with strategy
consultants The LEK Partnership and joined the BBC in 2002 as
Commercial Director for BBC Ventures Group.
Peter Phippen
MANAGING DIRECTOR,
MAGAZINES
Peter Phippen, Managing Director of Magazines since 2001,
is also Chairman of Frontline, Chairman of Bristol Magazines,
Chairman of Park Publishing and of Worldwide Media our joint
ventures in Australia and India. He is a Director of both Frontline
and BBC Haymarket Exhibitions. Currently a Director of the
international publisher's association FIPP and Chairman of the
Periodical Publisher's Association's (PPA) audit committee, Peter
joined BBC Worldwide from IPC as Marketing Director in 1987 and was
President of BBC Worldwide Americas from 1998.
Herb Scannell
PRESIDENT, BBC WORLDWIDE
AMERICA
Herb Scannell was appointed as President of BBC Worldwide America
in June 2010 and is responsible for the company's US business.
Formerly Vice Chairman of MTV Networks and President of Nickelodeon
Networks, he oversaw all creative and business operations for a
portfolio of brands including number-one rated Nickelodeon, TV
Land, Spike TV and Noggin. Herb was most recently CEO of Next New
Networks, a digital media company he co-founded in 2006.