Keshet UK has appointed Howard Burch as its Head of Drama. Prior to this, he was Head of Television at Vertigo Films.

In the newly created role, Burch will work alongside Sara Johnson, Executive Producer & Head of Co-productions, and Andrea Michell, Development Producer Scripted. He will bring significant weight to the team as the company reinvigorates its goal to produce more premium drama in house.

Sammy Nourmand, Managing Director of Keshet UK said “The idea was to build on the great work of Sara and Andrea over the past three years and expand our in house production capability. We are delighted the opportunity to work with a producer of Howard’s calibre presented itself to us and look forward to welcoming him to the Keshet family.”