Mammoth Screen, the ITV Studios indie that brought TV viewers The Serpent and World On Fire, has announced that Samantha McMillon will become its new managing director.
McMillon is set to leave her role as commercial director for ITV’s in-house UK drama labels and start a position that will involve boosting the growth of Mammoth by helping foster new relationships domestically and internationally.
The shift in title will see James Penny becoming CEO, Damien Timmer being named chief creative officer and Jon Williams fostering the chief operating officer role.
“Sam’s arrival marks the beginning of a new phase of Mammoth; post-pandemic we’re looking forward to making more ambitious and varied shows for a variety of buyers and Sam is going to be key to that,” Mammoth Screen chief creative officer Damien Timmer said.
“The drama landscape has changed fundamentally in recent years and we will gain from Sam’s expertise as a leader and from her experience piecing together production finance, maintaining talent relationships and increasing commercial value.”
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In her previous role as commercial director, McMillon worked with various producers and ITV Studios labels including Silverprint Pictures, Happy Prince, Quay Street Productions, Tall Story Pictures, Jeff Pope and Patrick Spence’s studio.
Prior to this work, McMillon also worked alongside the broadcasting company’s global content team, bringing scripted content to the international market from UK, European and Australian producers. She first built up a relationship with Mammoth while collaborating with the team to launch Poldark to global audiences.
Commenting on her appointment McMillon said: “I am delighted to be joining Mammoth at this exciting moment for the company.”
“My real passion is facilitating story telling on the local and international stage and I cannot wait to begin working alongside Damien, James and Jon.”
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