ITV America and ITV Studios America Hires Menaka Evans as CFO

thewrap.com:

Menaka Evans has been hired as the CFO of ITV America and ITV Studios America, ITV Studios America president and managing director Philippe Maigret and ITV America CEO David George announced on Wednesday.

Evans will oversee all financial planning, accounting and business operations for ITV America and its labels: ITV Entertainment, Leftfield Pictures, High Noon Entertainment, Sirens Media, Thinkfactory Media, and Good Caper Content; as well as ITV Studios America and its label: Bedrock Entertainment, Circle of Confusion Television Studio, Tomorrow Studios and Work Friends.“Menaka brings deep experience in entertainment industry finance, as well as acute understanding of the complexities involved in producing unscripted and scripted programs in today’s content landscape.

She’s also incredibly well-versed in the cross-collaboration between U.S and UK entities, making her a unique and valuable new member of our senior teams,” Maigret and George said in a joint statement.“Menaka shares our commitment to creating the most compelling programs within budgets that make strategic sense for our partners and in an evolving industry ecosystem.

We look forward to working closely with Menaka and tapping her wealth of knowledge and financial leadership to continue our growth trajectory.”“Philippe and David are incredible leaders that share an unparalleled passion for great storytelling with a global reach.