Plimsoll Productions Adds Mark Itkin to Board

Mark Itkin, who has over 30 years of experience in the industry, has joined the board of Plimsoll Productions.

As a member of the board, Itkin will work closely alongside Grant Mansfield, Plimsoll Productions’ CEO, as well as Saul Goldberg, the Los Angeles-based VP of production and development. Itkin will advise on strategy across the group, with a focus on creating and packaging non-scripted content for the U.S.

Plimsoll currently has 18 series in production around the world and has already set up multiple unannounced projects in the U.S. with premium cable networks and streaming platforms.

Itkin spent most of his career as a television packaging agent at William Morris Agency and eventually co-head of television and a member of the board of directors of William Morris Endeavor. There, he was responsible for packaging such global formats and series as Real World, Project Runway, Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, Deal or No Deal, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns, Big Brother, Fear Factor, People’s Court, The Ricki Lake Show, American Gladiators, Biggest Loser and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Itkin said: “I am honored to have been asked by Grant and his incredible team to join the board of Plimsoll. I am very impressed by this dynamic company and what they have accomplished in such a short period of time, and am eager to further expand their U.S. footprint.”

Mansfield added: “Mark Itkin’s stellar track record is testimony to one of the smartest and nicest executives working in our industry. Creativity and decency go hand in hand with Mark; we worked happily and productively together a few years back when I was based in Los Angeles and I’m looking forward to resuming our professional relationship.”