Pulse Films Alum Joins Zinc Media Group

Zinc Media Group has appointed seasoned executive producer and former Pulse Films exec Roy Ackerman as managing director of the Films of Record label and director of international strategy for TV.

In his new role, Ackerman will be tasked with helping to grow Films of Record while working with the rest of the senior management team at Zinc Media to increase the group’s business in the U.S. and the wider global market. He will work closely with multi-award-winning producer and director Katie Buchanan, executive producer at Films of Record. Ackerman most recently served as managing director of Pulse Films. Prior to that, he worked at Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One Productions and as creative director at Diverse Production.

Peter Bertram, the chairman of Zinc Media Group, commented, “We welcome Roy to the company and believe his experience, creativity, contacts and enthusiasm will be invaluable in developing both Films of Record and fast-tracking Zinc Media’s strategy of international growth in the TV business.”

Ackerman added, “I am so excited to be joining Zinc Media—Films of Record is an incredible brand, known for its powerful programs—and also to be working internationally with Brook Lapping, Blakeway and Reef, and the genuinely brilliant team of creative execs led by Fiona Stourton [who] made the decision to accept an incredibly easy one. I feel confident that the group is on the brink of big things.”