BBC Studios Hires Boundless MD Hannah Wyatt

Hannah Wyatt, currently the managing director of Boundless, is set to join BBC Studios as genre director for factual entertainment and events.

Wyatt will oversee the creative, commercial and operational strategy of the business, and will sit on the BBC Studios executive committee. She will have overview of Top Gear; the label Auntie Productions, producers of Amazing Hotels, The Life Swap Adventure and In Your Ear; and the events team, including Festival of Remembrance, Cenotaph and Passchendaele. Wyatt will also be responsible for developing new factual-entertainment formats.

Prior to her roles at Boundless, Wyatt was at Mentorn as director of programs, rising from head of factual entertainment and features.

Mark Linsey, the director of BBC Studios, said: “Having split BBC Studios’ entertainment, music and events into two distinct areas, I had a very clear idea about who could lead this incredibly important part of our business and am delighted to attract someone of Hannah’s experience and caliber to BBC Studios. I’ve always admired her entrepreneurial, creative and strategic approach and think she will bring renewed vigor and do wonders in driving our business forward.”

Wyatt added: “I am excited to join Mark’s team and be part of shaping BBC Studios’ future as a creative center and supplier of world-class content. BBC Studios has great talent, real scale and huge potential to grow more. My time at Boundless has been fantastic and I’ll continue to work with the terrific team here until I take up my new role.”