Senior Management Appointments for Endemol UK

LONDON: After a four-year run as COO, Lucas Church has been tapped as CEO of Endemol UK, overseeing a group that includes Initial, Remarkable Television, Zeppotron, Darlow Smithson Productions, Tiger Aspect and Tigress.

Church has held a number of senior positions at Endemol UK. In overseeing the strategic and creative director of Endemol’s British business, Church will work closely with Tim Hincks, the president of the Endemol Group and chairman of Endemol UK.

Succeeding Church as COO is Richard Johnson, who previously served as Endemol UK’s CFO. He too has held a variety of positions at Endemol UK in the past. As COO, he is charged with the day-to-day running of the company.

“Lucas and Richard live and breathe Endemol UK and love the business every bit as much as I do," Hincks. "Together we will ensure that the company remains the most creative and diverse producer in the U.K.”