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The role begins in November.
The move marks a return back to the BBC, where he was previously a commissioning editor.
We firstreportedon his expected exit in February and the confirmation followed a month later.
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Further back, he held roles at NBCUniversal-owned Monkey Kingdom and at Endemol, where he worked onBig Brother.
He also worked on current E4 hitMarried at First Sight UK.
I cant wait to see what he and the new team working across the UK and world create.
The news comes soon after Skys Zai Bennett wasnamedas the new chief of BBC Studios Productions.
