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Directors UK Hires Industrial Relations & Public Affairs Bosses To Lead Negotiations Directors UK has signed an industrial relations boss alongside a public affairs and policy lead.

Paul Evans, who has spent 10 years working as a trade union official in the film and TV industry, will lead on the trade body’s work seeking improvements in pay and working conditions from networks and producers.

Evans joins Directors UK from broadcasting union Bectu, where he has negotiated major agreements. He comes aboard alongside Public Affairs and Policy Manager Niall Stewart, who will focus on driving Directors UK’s work in lobbying government policy makers to introduce change in the way that creators’ rights are protected and regulated.

Stewart has past experience working with the likes of Pact and the European Parliament. Both are newly created roles. “With many years of experience at Bectu, Paul Evans will strengthen the Directors UK team hugely,” said CEO Andy Harrower. “Niall’s experience of UK politics and the creative industries will be vital as we seek to influence government policy on the issues that impact our members including maintaining a strong copyright regime; safeguarding public service broadcasting; and ensuring developments around AI support creators.” Directors UK represents the interests of a plus-8,000 member base of UK directors. Newen Connect Signs North America, UK & Formats Exec Newen Connect has hired a distribution exec for North America, the UK and formats.