2013 Board of Directors and Steering Committee

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• John Lynch, Words Make Pictures (UK) Chairman
• Tessa James, Financial Director, Lion TV (UK) Secretary & Treasurer
• Richard Bradley, Managing Director, Lion Television (UK)
• Andrew Cohen, Head of Science, BBC Productions (UK)
• Ann Julienne, Head of International Development, France Télévisions (France)
• Paul Lewis, President and General Manager, Discovery Networks (Canada)
• Wally Longul, President/Executive Producer, JKJ-TV International (Canada)
• Thomas von Hennet, Vice President, International Co-Production and Documentaries, ProSiebenSat.1 TV Deutschland GmbH (Germany)
• Thomas Zwiessler, General Manager, Story House Productions GmbH (Germany)

STEERING COMMITTEE

• Beth Hoppe, Chief Programming Executive and General Manager, General Audience Programming, PBS (USA) Co-chair
• Ken MacDonald, Vice President, Programming, Discovery Networks (Canada) Co-chair
• Caroline Behar, Head of Documentaries, France 5/Head of Acquisitions, France Télévisions (France)
• Alan Handel, President, Executive Producer, Handel Productions Inc. (Canada)
• Jonathan Hewes, Head of International, Wall to Wall (UK)
• Patrick Hörl, Founder and Managing Director, Autentic (Germany)
• Kazuhiro Kitano, Senior Producer, Science Programs, NHK (Japan)
• Joseph Maxwell, Commissioning Editor, SBS (Australia)
• Debbie Myers, General Manager and EVP, Science Channel (USA)
• Sonya Pemberton, Creative Director, Genepool Productions (Australia)
• Sara Ramsden, Commissioning Editor, Science and Natural History, Channel 4 (UK)
• Lynne Richardson, CEO/Executive Producer, Africa Wildlife Films/Southern Films (South Africa)
• Robert Salvestrin, Producer and VP of Distribution, Kwanza (France)
• Howard Swartz, VP Development and Production, Discovery Channel (USA)
• Tony Tackaberry, Chief Executive Officer, Lion Television (USA)