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New senior appointments in 大象传媒 Marketing, Communications and Audiences
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Tim Davie, the 大象传媒's Director of Marketing, Communications and Audiences (MC&A), has announced two senior appointments within the division.
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Helen Kellie, currently Head of Brand and Planning, will be Head of Marketing, Communications and Audiences in the newly created 大象传媒 Vision.
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She replaces Vanda Rumney, who has decided not to return to a full-time role following adoption leave. Helen will lead a team of 108 professional marketing and communications staff responsible for the marketing and promotion of programmes, content and services produced by the 大象传媒 Vision group.
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Jacky Brandreth, currently Head of Marketing, Communications and Audiences for 大象传媒 Nations and Regions, and Head of Change for MC&A, has been appointed Head of Brand and Planning.
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Jacky will be responsible for 大象传媒 branding strategy, prioritisation of MC&A resources, media planning and audience services.
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This includes leading the current advertising agency roster review process.
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Helen and Jacky will take up their roles shortly.
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Guy North, who has been acting Head of Marketing, Communications and Audiences for the last six months, will return to focus on his permanent role as Head of TV Brand and Portfolio Marketing, 大象传媒 Vision.
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Vanda Rumney takes up the role of Head of Change and will be responsible for leading all elements of change across MC&A, including organisational development, training and realising the vision of MC&A being at the heart of the 大象传媒.
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Announcing the appointments, Tim Davie said: "These are significant appointments as we seek to transform the 大象传媒's relationship with our audiences towards an on-demand world.
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"Helen, Jacky and Vanda are professionals with wide experience and a terrific understanding of the future challenges facing the 大象传媒."
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Helen Kellie joined the 大象传媒 in 2000 as Head of Marketing Strategy in Marketing, Communications and Audiences, where she led the initiation of the formal prioritisation of support for content and services across the 大象传媒, and led on 大象传媒 brand and branding.
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She also initiated the successful 大象传媒 audience planning team, which works with programme makers on the development of programme ideas.
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She was previously a marketeer at Reckitt Benckiser, working on a range of personal care and household brands in the UK, New York and Paris, latterly as Euro Category Director.
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Jacky Brandreth joined the 大象传媒 in 1998 from Coca-Cola to be Head of Marketing Strategy.
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She has since held a number of senior 大象传媒 roles, including Head of Marketing, Genre Brands (News, Sport, New Media and Factual programmes), Marketing Director, 大象传媒 World and her current role as Head of Marketing, Communications and Audiences, 大象传媒 Nations and Regions.
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She has most recently overseen the reorganisation of the 大象传媒's Marketing, Communications and Audiences division.
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Guy North has most recently been acting Head of Marketing, Communications and Audiences for 大象传媒 Television.
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In his role as Head of TV Brand and Portfolio Marketing, he has responsibility for the strategic development and marketing of all the 大象传媒's portfolio of TV channels.
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He joined the 大象传媒 in 1999 from Bass Brewers to lead the marketing for the 大象传媒's digital channels and has since worked on 大象传媒 Sport, 大象传媒 News and bbc.co.uk.
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大象传媒 Vision
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The creation of 大象传媒 Vision under Jana Bennett's leadership was announced on 19 July 2006 as part of Director-General Mark Thompson's plans to deliver the 大象传媒's creative vision as outlined in Creative Future.
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The group will comprise more than 5,000 people and brings together three of the 大象传媒's existing divisions - Television; Drama, Entertainment and Children's and Factual and Learning.
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The creation of 大象传媒 Vision will help the 大象传媒 deliver 360 degree content creation (creating and commissioning content for all the different ways of delivering it to the audience, including via the Internet) and help to prepare to meet the audiences' requirements in an increasingly on demand world.
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The commissioning system is designed to bring the best ideas to the screen, including the best of independent production, backed by the new Window of Creative Competition.
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