{"id":339078,"date":"2025-12-09T14:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T14:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/339078\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T14:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T14:09:13","slug":"channel-4-expected-to-name-new-ceo-imminently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/339078\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 4 Expected To Name New CEO Imminently"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tEXCLUSIVE: It\u2019s been nearly eight months since Alex Mahon resigned <\/a>as the CEO of Channel 4<\/a>, but the UK network is finally closing in on its next boss.<\/p>\n

\n\tDeadline hears that Mahon\u2019s successor could be unveiled as early as this week after staff were told to expect an announcement before Christmas. <\/p>\n

\n\tTwo frontrunners have emerged: Jonathan Allan, Channel 4\u2019s chief operating officer and interim CEO; and Emma Lloyd, Netflix\u2019s vice president of partnerships EMEA. Another candidate could still be in the mix, with former BritBox CEO Reemah Sakaan\u2019s name circulating in recent days.<\/p>\n

\n\tSources are divided on who will clinch the top job, which is in keeping with a tightly run process that has largely kept people guessing \u2014 even senior figures at Channel 4. \u201cIt\u2019s been such a closely-guarded secret,\u201d said one insider.<\/p>\n

\n\tAllan\u2019s name has been in the mix since day one and he confirmed as much at the RTS Cambridge Convention, when he answered \u201cyes\u201d emphatically on stage<\/a> to the question of whether he was running. <\/p>\n

\n\tLloyd\u2019s name emerged for the first time in a Sky News article 10 days ago and has taken the industry by surprise. She has been with Netflix for the past four years and spent the previous 13 with Sky, rising up to chief business development officer. <\/p>\n

\n\tOthers left in the process are thought to come from outside the TV industry. Paramount UK chief Sarah Rose had been tipped for the role but she is exiting <\/a>to run Prince William and Kate Middleton\u2019s charitable foundation.<\/p>\n

\n\tGeoff Cooper, who was appointed as Channel 4\u2019s chair in September<\/a>, has led the recruitment process with support from executive search firm Spencer Stuart. Deadline previously obtained a job spec<\/a>, which said Channel 4\u2018s next chief executive will lead the UK broadcaster into the \u201cmost important phase\u201d in its 42-year history.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe identity of Channel 4\u2019s next CEO will likely be a talking point as the network hosts its annual drinks with suppliers tonight. Content boss Ian Katz, who has previously told staff<\/a> his future is uncertain amid the changing of the guard, is expected to speak.<\/p>\n

\n\tMeanwhile, in a sign of the UK TV industry\u2019s circularity, Mahon has been touted as a potential replacement for Tim Davie as BBC director general. That job closes applications at the end of the month.<\/p>\n

\n\tChannel 4 was approached for comment.<\/p>\n

\n\tMax Goldbart contributed reporting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: It\u2019s been nearly eight months since Alex Mahon resigned as the CEO of Channel 4, but the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":339079,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[27978,88,92],"class_list":{"0":"post-339078","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-channel-4","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/339079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}