Network Ten has announced the appointment of Beverley McGarvey as Chief Programming Officer, effective immediately. McGarvey has been Network Ten’s Acting Chief Programming Officer since August 24, following David Mott’s departure.

Network Ten Chief Executive Officer James Warburton said: “We are delighted to appoint Beverley to her new role. Beverley is an outstanding television executive. Her creativity, strategic thinking and programming and scheduling skills will be invaluable in the renewal of our creative content.”

McGarvey joined Network Ten as Network Head of Programming in 2006 from TV3 in New Zealand, where she was Director of Programming for two years. Before TV3, she spent four years as Head of Program Scheduling and Promotions for TV3 Ireland.