Shine Network Appoints New Managing Director

LONDON: Shine Group has named Claudia Danser the managing director of Shine Network, the Shine Group division responsible for formats such as MasterChef, The Biggest Loser, One Born Every Minute, Got To Dance and The Magicians.

Ben Hall, the current managing director, will continue to lead the team in London until Danser’s arrival in early 2012, after which Hall will continue in a consultative role while taking up a new Shine Group position. Danser will report to Mark Fennessy, the president of Shine Network and CEO of Shine Australia. Danser will head up the 14-member team in London.

Danser joins Shine from her role as the VP of sales for Europe at Warner Bros. International Television Production. She has been responsible for maximizing value and providing editorial care for WB formats and owned IP from within the Shed Media group and third parties. She has worked on formats such as The Bachelor, Supernanny, Who Do You Think You Are and The World’s Strictest Parents.

Fennessy said: "I’m delighted that Claudia has agreed to join us and that Ben will continue in providing an invaluable contribution to Shine Network whilst expanding his group roles. Claudia is a super talent—her experience spans every key region on the globe. She has combined an outstanding degree of success in sales with an impressive record on format development. She has an instinctive feel for content and we welcome her warmly to the team."