Channel 4 commissioner Fatima Salaria is joining the production ranks, moving to Fremantle-backed “Indian Summer School” producer Naked as managing director. Salaria takes over for former Naked CEO…
Her role will be both creative and commercial, and she will work closely with creative director Tom O’Brien and COO Susie Dark.
The commissioner supervised hit series “My Grandparents War” and “Putin: A Russian Spy Story,” greenlit specials including “Ramadan in Lockdown” and “Race Against the Virus,” and shaped the broadcaster’s response to the killing of George Floyd with the “Take Your Knee Off My Neck” series of shorts. Prior to her commissioning role at the public broadcaster, she served as a producer-director with the BBC, working on “Andrew Marr’s History of Britain” and creating shows including “The London Riots: In Their Own Words,” “Underworld Rich List” and “Women in Black.”
Salaria added: “I’ll be sad to leave Channel 4; I’ve enjoyed working with so many creatives, especially my colleague Danny Horan and so many brilliant indies who’ve been a pleasure to collaborate with. This is a great chance to develop my career in a new direction with Simon Andreae at Fremantle, someone who I’ve long admired who shares my creative vision and supports the drive for greater diversity in the industry.
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