Sky’s Celia Taylor Joins Grierson Trust Board

LONDON: Celia Taylor, Sky Entertainment's head of factual and features, has become a three-year member of The Grierson Trust's Board of Trustees.

During her time at Sky Entertainment, Taylor has commissioned such titles as Pineapple Dance Studios and Ross Kemp Extreme World. She has also edited the theatrical release documentary strand on Sky Atlantic. Before joining the company, she served as the director of programs at Virgin Media, where she managed four digital networks. She also worked as a commissioning editor for Factual at the BBC and as a freelance producer.

The Grierson Trust promotes the best in documentary filmmaking. Existing board members include Emma Hindley, Charlotte Moore, Terry Back, Mark Boyd, Alex Cooke, Simon Dickson, George Duffield, Jill Franklin, Chris Harris, Christopher Hird, Morgan Matthews, Judith Chan and Emma Cooper.

Dawn Airey, chairman, said: "I'm hugely excited to welcome Celia Taylor to the Board of The Grierson Trust. Celia is an enormously respected and influential member of the commissioning community and she brings a wealth of knowledge about documentary. Her insight and experience will be a valuable and beneficial asset to the Trust and I look forward to working alongside her."