Shine UK Names Director of New Business

LONDON: Alex Connock has been appointed to the newly created role of director of new business at Shine Group’s U.K. operation, assisting its British producers in identifying and driving new opportunities.

Connock will report to joint chairmen of Shine UK, Henrietta Conrad and Jane Featherstone. He will work with the creative and commercial teams across six U.K.-based production companies and will be based out of both Kudos’ and Princess Productions’ offices. Connock co-founded the factual independent production group Ten Alps and prior to his new role he worked at the BBC and Planet 24.

Featherstone said, “We are delighted that Alex is joining us in a role perfectly suited to his skills. As a proven and committed creative entrepreneur, his experience will both complement and bolster the senior management team and help us all realize the full potential for the production business in the U.K.”

Conrad added, “Alex is driven by a desire to seek out the freshest creative and commercial talent and pursue innovative business models and practices, principles that make him an ideal fit to work with us all within Shine and we warmly welcome him.”