Channel 4 Restructures Leadership Post-Ian Katz, Promotes Compton and Nataraja
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Max Goldbart
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Channel 4 has announced a restructuring of its commissioning leadership following the departure of Chief Content Officer Ian Katz. Under new CEO Priya Dogra, the new structure (effective November) replaces Katz's role with a Director of Programmes position. Louisa Compton is promoted to Director of News, Digital and Audience Trust, and Kiran Nataraja becomes Director of Content Strategy. Both are newly-created roles, with Compton moving from her current position as Head of Current Affairs, Specialist Factual & Sport, and Nataraja from Director of Streaming & Content Strategy.
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· 2 pulledChannel 4 has unveiled its commissioning structure for the post-Ian Katz era, with Louisa Compton and Kiran Nataraja handed big promotions.
Coming into force in November, the set-up under new CEO Priya Dogra will see Chief Content Officer Katz's replacement take on a Director of Programmes role and sit alongside Director of News, Digital and Audience Trust Compton and Director of Content Strategy Nataraja, both of whom take on these newly-created roles.
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