Barcroft Bolsters Production & Development Teams

LONDON: Barcroft Productions has appointed Paul Woolf as head of development and Alison Seymour as head of production, following Channel 4’s recent investment in the company via its Growth Fund.

Both Woolf and Seymour are stepping into newly created roles. Woolf’s television production credits include co-developing Operation Ouch! for CBBC and serving as executive producer on Growing Up Down’s. He also created Old School with the Hairy Bikers, among other accomplishments. He most recently served as director of development at Maverick Television.

Seymour joins Barcroft Productions following her time as production executive at Zinc Media (formerly Ten Alps). She has worked on projects for a range of broadcasters across all types of productions and genres.

Woolf commented: “Barcroft has unmatched assets in terms of its journalists and access to amazing, inspiring stories. I’m delighted to be joining such a forward-looking company and can’t wait to help the team create even more brilliant shows and series using those resources.”

“I am so excited to be joining Barcroft and becoming part of such a talented and creative team,” said Seymour. “Barcroft productions have some incredibly exciting projects in the pipeline and I can’t wait to get stuck in and continue its success.”

“Paul and Alison joining the company is a landmark moment for our production company business and completes the jigsaw for us when it comes to our senior management team,” added Barcroft Media’s CEO, Sam Barcroft. “We are very fortunate to have two extremely experienced and successful executives with us and coming on the back of Dom [Smith] and Victoria [Catton]’s appointments we’re now fully equipped to deliver on our growth plan with a strong team and a focused approach.”