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Creative & Business Director, ´óÏó´«Ã½ in-house Comedy

Anne Gilchrist became Creative & Business Director, ´óÏó´«Ã½ in-house Comedy in September 2009. Prior to this, she was Controller of C´óÏó´«Ã½, commissioning all C´óÏó´«Ã½ content appearing on ´óÏó´«Ã½ One, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two and the C´óÏó´«Ã½ channel with responsibility for the C´óÏó´«Ã½ brand in all its manifestations across marketing, scheduling, online and presentation.

After many years working in production on a diverse selection of programming - such as Incredible Games, Live And Kicking, Blue Peter and The Ant And Dec Show - she went on to be Head of Development and Head of Entertainment for C´óÏó´«Ã½ and latterly C´óÏó´«Ã½'s Executive Editor of Independents and Events.

She also spent two years working closely with former ´óÏó´«Ã½ One Controller Lorraine Heggessey as ´óÏó´«Ã½ One's Channel Executive.

Anne is currently on attachment elsewhere in the ´óÏó´«Ã½ and Damian Kavanagh is acting Controller, C´óÏó´«Ã½.