Bob & Co Taps Former Agatha Christie Chief as CEO

Hilary Strong, formerly CEO of Agatha Christie Limited, is joining Bob & Co as CEO.

Strong will focus on developing the company’s existing production slate. She will also be spearheading its investments into a new literary estates business.

Bob Benton, the president and founder of Bob & Co, said, “With over 20 years in the industry Hilary Strong has an impeccable business pedigree and the ability to straddle both the commercial and creative space effectively in a global market. Her track record at Hat Trick, Chorion and most recently Agatha Christie Limited consolidated her position as the perfect choice to take Bob & Co to the next stage of the business’s development. Our joint ambition is to make Bob & Co the go-to media production and investment group, where the best talent can create the most engaging and entertaining content across all our businesses areas.”

Strong added, “I am excited to be taking on the role of CEO at Bob & Co at a time the industry is seeing a genuine convergence and cross fertilization between media platforms. Bob Benton is a visionary who has pulled together outstanding production talent across scripted, unscripted, digital and theater production and combined their businesses with a highly active media investment fund. In addition to the current production and finance business, we will be investing in a new rights ownership business, which will be acquiring literary estates. This will be supported by, and will feed into, our existing production businesses across all platforms. To have this opportunity within a single group is rare and extremely exciting; I look forward to taking the businesses forward and the storytelling that will ensue.”