Lisa Opie has been promoted to the role of managing director of U.K. production for BBC Studios.<\/p>\n
In her elevated position at the company, Opie will be responsible for delivering BBC Studios Productions\u2019 business plan, defining and delivering the commercial strategy and be accountable for risk and business management. Opie will also sit on the BBC Studios Executive Committee and work\u00a0closely with the genre managing directors. BBC Studios Director of Content Ralph Lee appointed Opie to her new role, which she will start with immediate effect.<\/p>\n
Opie has most recently served as BBC Studios\u2019 managing director of factual production, leading the creative heads, production management and business teams behind such programs as\u00a0Blue Planet II<\/em>,\u00a0Killed By My Debt<\/em> and Basquiat: Rags to Riches<\/em>. During her tenure in the role, the company\u2019s factual production team secured numerous third-party commissions, including Wildlife Warrior<\/em>s\u00a0(formerly\u00a0The Red List<\/em>)\u00a0for Discovery,\u00a0Royal Wedding Watch<\/em> for PBS, Fatberg Autopsy: The Secrets of the Sewers<\/em> for Channel 4 and Stay Free: The Story of The Clash<\/em> for Spotify.<\/p>\n Previously, Opie was the BBC\u2019s controller of business for factual and daytime. She joined the BBC in 2013 from Twofour Digital, where she was managing director. Opie has also held roles at Channel Five and Flextech Television, a former partner with the BBC in UKTV.<\/p>\n Lee said: \u201cLisa is a brilliant\u00a0leader, with immense energy and business acumen. She\u00a0has contributed greatly to BBC Studios\u2019 commercial success to date. Under her watch, the factual production team has won a raft of exciting commissions and produced outstanding content. I am delighted that she is taking on this\u00a0new role, helping to ensure we continue to deliver and grow our world-class programming across the full breadth of our genres and specialisms.\u201d<\/p>\n Opie added, \u201cI\u2019m incredibly proud of everything that the factual production team has achieved over the last three and a half years. I\u2019m thrilled to be taking on this broader role, as we look to grow our production business in the U.K. and internationally\u2014with a plethora of new platforms and new opportunities, it\u2019s a very exciting time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lisa Opie has been promoted to the role of managing director of U.K. production for BBC Studios.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":9218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[80,1971],"class_list":["post-9217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-studios","tag-lisa-opie"],"yoast_head":"\n