'MoversandShakers'Newsletter Spring2023
No. 66
Dearall, I’dliketointroducemyselfforthefirst timeasManagingDirectorofLumina It’sbeenanabsolutepleasureworking alongsideAnneinthelastyear–getting tomeetsomanyfascinatingclientsand candidates,bothintheUKand internationally I’mlookingforwardto gettingtoknowmoreofyouallinthe comingmonths
Whilstithasbeenaquieterstarttothe yearfortheindustryasawhole,witha numberofhirefreezesandthe implicationsofthelargeM&Aacrossthe globe,theoveralloutlookisvery positive Thereseemstobealotoftalk aboutgrowthstrategyandhowthat looksmovingforwardin2023
Wehavecertainlybeenverybusyat Luminaandaredelightedtoannouncea fewofourplacementshere-wewishall thecandidateswellintheirnew opportunities Anumberofwhich includerelocationstoo
We’realsodelightedtoannounceour popularHRForum,whichisopentoHR professionalsandthosewithHR responsibilitiesandcoversmanyburning topicswhicharerelevanttothePostCovidworldwenowlivein
Wealsotouchonthesubjectofbrand fundedentertainmenthereanddiscuss ifthisisthenextgenerationofcontent
Forthoseofyouwhoaren'tfamiliarwith thisreport,it’sbroughttoyouasa usefulservicetokeepyouuptodate withtheever-revolvingdoor Hereat Lumina,it’sourbusinesstoknowwhois where-andsincewe’recollectingthis informationanyway,we’rehappyto shareitwithyou,freeofcharge All contributionswelcome
Christina Wayne Luminaisdelightedtoannouncethe
appointmentofChristinaWayneas ManagingDirector,StudiosforMBC The prominentUS producerwillleadMBC StudiosGroup’sfilm/seriesproduction arm
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Jesse Bergsma
We'repleasedtoannouncethe appointmentofJesseBergsmaas ManagingDirectorforBelgium& NetherlandsforIyuno Hewillbe accountableforallaspectsofthelocal operationofsubtitlinganddubbing
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BrandFundedEntertainment:IsThistheNextGenerationofTV?
OnaWednesdaybackinJanuary,we attendedanRTSpanelthatexplored whetherbrandfundedentertainmentis thenextgenerationofTelevision.
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WelcometoKaiyaSimon
WeatLuminaSearcharedelightedto introduceyoutoournewestteam member,KaiyaSimon Kaiyahasbeen anExecutiveSearchResearcherwith LuminaSearchsinceSeptember
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OurresearcherKaiyaSimonrecently enjoyedamidweekwebinarontherise ofPodcastswithintheTVindustry chairedbybroadcasterandpodcaster AnitaRani
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AnintroductiontoAEMInternational
LuminaSearchisproudtointroduceyou toournewgrouppartner,AEM International-aspecialistsearchfirm withaninternationaltrackrecordin
HowPodcastsareTakingtheTVIndustrybyStormglobalsearchforcreativeandexecutive
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HRForumAnnouncement
Afteritsabsenceforthreeyearsdueto thepandemic,we’redelightedto announcetheHRForumisbackagain! Lumina,alongwithitssistercompany Searchlight,arepleasedtoannounce thatthiswillbetakingplaceon
Thursday,April27th 2023,from9:00–15:30atRegentStreetCinema,W1B 2HW
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InternationalMovers&Shakers
Americas
Georgina Gonzales Director,Scripted Programming NBCUniversal
Marc Rashba EVP,Partnerships Cinedigm
Lisa O'Meara CEO Screenworks
Jill Arthur EVP,TVDev& Production FifthSeason
Pamela Kunath Co-President ConstantinFilm
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UK
Sam McMillan COO QuaySt Productions
Sam Starbuck SVP, Documentaries DorothyStPictures
JudyCounihan CreativeDirector PulseFilms
Michael Bass Commercial Director Presteigne
Mark Raeburn CFO
FreedomScripted Entertainment
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EMEA & APAC
Allan Lico VP,Content& Creation EndemolShineBrazil
Daniel Mainwaring CEO ImaxChina
Katell France MD&CCO MethodAnimation
Linda Jensen ChiefExec AntennaGroup
Jaime Ondarza CEO,Southern Europe&Israel Freemantle
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