{"id":6966,"date":"2016-08-15T12:18:07","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T16:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/possessed-names-new-head-of-production\/"},"modified":"2016-08-15T12:58:27","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T16:58:27","slug":"possessed-names-new-head-of-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2016\/08\/15\/possessed-names-new-head-of-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Possessed Names New Head of Production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: Gail Pinkerton has been hired as head of production at Possessed, which is part of ITV Studios.<\/p>\n<p>In her new role, Pinkerton will work under Glenn Hugill, the managing director of Possessed. She is responsible for leading the entertainment label&#8217;s expanding slate of productions, which includes such titles as <em>Pick M<\/em>e, <em>Cash Trapped<\/em> and <em>Spotless<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Pinkerton most recently served as head of production at Optomen Television, where she oversaw such series as <em>Hotel GB<\/em>, <em>Food Glorious Food<\/em>, <em>Mary Queen of Shops<\/em>, <em>Kevin McCloud&#8217;s Manmade Home<\/em> and\u00a0all of\u00a0Gordon Ramsay&#8217;s Channel 4 programs. Pinkerton joined Optomen in 2003 as production manager, eventually being elevated to head of production in 2008. 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