Amelia Brown to Head Fremantle U.K. Following Simon Andreae’s Departure
variety.comNick Vivarelli International Correspondent Veteran Fremantle executive Amelia Brown has been appointed the new CEO of Fremantle U.K., replacing Simon Andreae who abruptly stepped down from the role earlier this week citing health reasons.
Brown, who has been with Fremantle for 20 years, is the former managing director of its U.K. label Thames and has been a key creative on trademark Fremantle hit shows as “Britain’s Got Talent” and “The X Factor.” Fremantle in a statement noted that Brown has also been instrumental in strengthening Thames’ slate of programming and expanding the scripted production outfit into the world of reality television with shows like “Too Hot To Handle” for Netflix and upcoming entertainment show “Mamma Mia!
I Have a Dream” for ITV. Her successor as MD of Thames will be announced soon. In her new role Brown will join Fremantle Global Leadership team and directly manage the output of Fremantle’s British labels Thames, Talkback, and Naked.
Majority owned outfit Label 1, producers of “Hospital, World’s Collide: The Manchester Bombing,” will also report to Brown. She will report to Group CEO Jennifer Mullin.
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