Council
Pact council members are elected from small, medium and large companies, from those based in the nations and regions, and with a broad spread of television, feature film, animation and interactive media interests.
The current council was announced on 1st December 2010 and will run throughout 2011 and 2012.
Council members 2011:
Debbie Manners - Chair, Pact Council, Managing Director, Keo Films
Debbie is currently Chair of Pact and Managing Director of Keo Films.
Simon Brickle - Managing Director, Monterosa
A Cambridge-educated software engineer, Simon oversees all aspects of Monterosa’s output and corporate and business affairs.
Paul Cohen - Group Commercial Director, Hat Trick
Paul oversees the Group's commercial activities including business and legal affairs, rights exploitation, production finance issues, business development, digital and branded content activity.
Sarah Geater - Chief Executive Officer, talkbackThames
Sara Geater is the Chief Executive Officer of talkbackTHAMES, one of the UK’s most successful production companies. Sara was promoted to this role in October 2010 and is also a member of the FremantleMedia Ope...
Matthew Justice - Managing Director, Big Talk Productions
Matthew Justice joined Nira Park at Big Talk in 2007, as Managing Director. Matthew has over twenty years’ experience in Film and Television.
Bella Lambourne - Global Head of Human Resources, Endemol
Bella Lambourne originally joined Endemol UK in 1993 and took responsibility as group Head of Human Resources in 1997.
Dermot Lavery - Co-Director, DoubleBand
Dermot Lavery is a founding co-director of award-winning Belfast indie DoubleBand, one of the longest running production companies in the Northern Ireland.
Cat Lewis - Managing/Joint Creative Director, Nine Lives Media
Cat has worked as an Executive Producer for the last nine years making factual programmes for the BBC, ITV, C4, Five, Sky One, Living, TLC (The Learning Channel, Discovery in USA), the C&I Network and the Histo...
Alex Mahon - President and Chief Commercial Officer, Shine Group
Alex is President of the Shine Group a global independent content studio in twelve territories with revenues in excess of $600m pa.
Jane Muirhead - Managing Director, Raise the Roof
Jane is Managing Director of Raise the Roof Productions.
Wil Stephens - Founder Cube Interactive/VP Boxee
Wil Stephens is a Welsh entrepreneur. Founder of Cube, VP at Boxee.
Graham Stuart - Co-founder and Director
Graham Stuart is the co-founder and a director of So Television.
Jane Turton - Director of Business Development & Business Affairs and Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Jane joined All3Media in October 2008 as Director of Business Development & Business Affairs. She was appointed Chief Operating Officer in October 2011.
Mike Watts - Managing Director Novel Entertainment
Mike Watts is co-founder and Managing Director of Novel Entertainment, an independent television production company which specialises in children’s and family programming.
Sue Vertue - Producer and Board Director
Sue Vertue is a Producer and Board Director of Hartswood Films
