Endemol Shine International announced that it has appointed Simon Cox as Head of Acquisitions.

Simon is a leading executive with fourteen years’ experience in the television industry including nine years at BBC Worldwide.  Most recently Simon has held the role of Investment Manager at Ingenious Media where Simon has been responsible for investment into scripted television projects, including productions such as Channel 4’s Coalition, ITV Encore’s The Frankenstein Chronicles and cBeebies reboot of The Clangers.

His previous positions have included Head of Business Management, Content & Production, BBC Worldwide; VP Sales & Co-productions, BBC Worldwide Canada; and Assistant Finance / Acquisitions Manager for UKTV Entertainment and Factual channels.

Reporting to Chief Executive Cathy Payne, Simon will be responsible for implementing ESI’s global third party scripted and non-scripted acquisition strategy including managing the first look deals that ESI holds with independents including Shoebox TV, Ecosse Films, Origin Pictures, Feel Films, Mam Tor Productions and Amber Television as well as script development deals such as The Luminaries with Intention Pictures.

Cathy Payne, Chief Executive of Endemol Shine International commented, “Simon is an outstanding executive and Endemol Shine International are thrilled that he will be joining our team at such an exciting time for the company.   Both Endemol and Shine have a long and successful tradition of third party representation across scripted and non-scripted including key titles such as Home and Away, My Kitchen Rules, The Block, Hot in Cleveland, Younger, 24 Hours in the A&E, Death Comes to Pemberley; and the upcoming Dark Matter and The Frankenstein’s Chronicles.  Simon will spearhead our continued acquisitions growth bringing with him a wealth of experience”.

Simon will take up his new position late June 2015.