Category: Factual & Arts TV
Date: 27.03.2006
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Rachel Innes-Lumsden has been appointed to the new role of Head of Development, 91Èȱ¬ Factual and Learning.
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Rachel is currently an Executive Producer in Factual and Learning.
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Her credits include 91Èȱ¬ TWO's 91Èȱ¬ Front, Property People and more recently, the successful new 91Èȱ¬ THREE series Wedding Stories.
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She also set up and ran Factual and Learning's New York office, where she has overseen the successful US version of What Not To Wear amongst others.
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Rachel will continue running this office in her new role.
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Previous to this, she was Head of Development for Documentaries and Contemporary Factual for two years from 2001 to 2003.
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Under her wing, the department had What Not to Wear, Blame The Parents, Nation's Favourite Food and Brassed Off Britain commissioned.
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John Willis, 91Èȱ¬ Director of Factual and Learning, says: "Rachel is a highly respected programme-maker with a deserved reputation for fresh thinking and collaborative working.
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"I have no doubt she will bring both the leadership skills and creative flair to win commissions in the competitive world of the WOCC.
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"Growing our Development talent, and involving everyone in our business in the creative process, is crucial to generating exciting new commissions and leading our editorial strategy."
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Rachel takes up her new role on 10 April 2006 after returning from maternity leave.
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