Gary Carter Exits Endemol Shine Group

LONDON: Gary Carter, the co-CEO of international operations at Endemol Shine Group, is set to leave the company later this year.

Carter continues in his role over the upcoming months, while the company works on a replacement for the post. In the meantime, the company’s regional and local CEOs and MDs reporting into Carter continue to lead their respective operations.

Sophie Turner Laing, the CEO of Endemol Shine Group, said: “Gary has been very honest in explaining that, though early into our newly merged business, he has decided that it is not for him and wanted to act now so we can plan for the future accordingly. I have greatly valued Gary’s skills and appreciate his work to date in bedding in the new company, but I am respectful of his decision and characteristic honesty in wanting to say now for the benefit of all.”

Carter commented: “This was a difficult and very personal decision. In the last three months, as the new group formed and the integration gathered momentum, it has become clear to me that it is not a long-term home for me personally. Having been privileged to have worked for both Endemol and Shine, both formative and happy experiences, the prospect of the merger was always going to be complex and it became clear to me that this is not a context which plays to my professional strengths or personal interests.”

“I felt it was better to say as much now, as to not do so would have been unfair and in my mind unprofessional. I would like to thank Sophie for her understanding and kind words and have assured colleagues I am here to work through the next few months to smooth any transition and minimize any inconvenience to themselves.”