All3Media America Taps New COO

Ivan Garel-Jones has been appointed to the post of chief operating officer at All3Media America.

The former COO of independent production company Propagate, Garel-Jones oversaw all operations, business affairs and legal at the company. Prior to Propagate, he served as executive VP of business affairs at ITV Studios U.S. Group, now ITV America, where he was part of the team responsible for building the group through acquisitions. In his new post, he will report to Sara Geater, group COO of All3Media.

Jane Turton, All3Media Group CEO, said: “I am delighted to welcome Ivan to All3Media America. His expertise and experience of operations, business affairs and legal will help us to bolster our U.S. business. We have a major opportunity to develop our footprint in America and I am looking forward to working with Ivan, along with the U.S. and U.K. teams, as we focus on building on the fantastic commercial success that has already been achieved.”

Garel-Jones said: “I am excited to be joining All3Media at such an important time for the company, and for the industry as a whole. I have followed the Group’s evolution closely, and it is an honor to be asked to work with such a diverse, talented and passionate group of people, some of whom I have known for many years. I look forward to learning more about each individual company, what makes them tick and helping the teams to realize their vision in the U.S. and beyond.”