Tim Hincks Named President of Combined Endemol-Shine-CORE Venture

LONDON: Tim Hincks, currently the president of Endemol Group, has been tapped to serve as the president of the new joint venture that brings together Endemol, Shine Group and CORE Media.

Hincks will report to Sophie Turner Laing, the CEO of the new venture. Hincks will be based in London, working alongside Turner Laing to develop and grow the creative and strategic direction. He will have specific responsibility for the U.K. and the U.S.

Hincks has been with Endemol since 1999, having working on factual and current affairs programming at the BBC since 1990. He has held a number of roles within Endemol, including serving as creative director and chief creative officer. He became president of Endemol Group in 2012.

"This new joint venture will establish one of the world’s most exciting, diverse and dynamic businesses for creative talent," said Hincks. "It will be a place that gives the best people in our industry the freedom to pursue new ideas that they believe in and to take creative risks to realize their ambitions on a global scale. I’m thrilled to be working with Sophie, and with the brilliant teams at Shine, CORE and Endemol, each of whom have made these great companies what they are today."

"I’m delighted that Tim, whose experience and understanding of creative entrepreneurship and talent is first class, will be working with me to grow this new group," said Turner Laing. "The company will be one of the world’s most innovative and diverse content creators, with exceptional talent, commercial expertise and resources that enable talent in each market to deliver outstanding content across genres and platforms."

Just Spee, the CEO of Endemol Group, added, "Having worked with Tim for the last two and a half years I have no hesitation in saying that the new joint venture couldn't have a more ideally suited executive in this key role. Tim's creative and strategic leadership at Endemol, and his support to me as CEO, have been invaluable. His appointment alongside Sophie strongly positions the business for what is sure to be an incredibly exciting new chapter."