ANDREW J HEATH

Executive Search Consultant Media & Entertainment

W. + 44 (0) 207 7625 5200 M. +44 (0) 7770 898 949 Email. aheath@ghcuk.com Website. www.ghcuk.com !
ANDREW HEATH PROFILE
Over the last 17 years Andrew (Aged 47) has carved a unique position as an independent executive search & trouble-shooting consultant and has built a solid track record of achievement in successfully completing a diverse range of senior search assignments for a wide array of blue chip clients. Since 1998, focussed mainly on the Media & Entertainment markets in the UK and Internationally working with th major UK & Global Media & Entertainment brands including: BBC, Five (UKs 5 Terrestrial TV Channel), EMI Music, MTV Europe, All3Media, talkback Thames, Mentorn Media, Codemasters, Telewest (now Virgin Media), APTN, Walt Disney, Discovery Europe, Virgin Radio, Classic FM & Zodiak Entertainment (TV Division of De Agostini) Personally managed all aspects of the Executive Search process including: Business Development: ID of target client companies & pitching to new clients eg) HR,CEOs,Chm Building & managing strategic relationships with new and existing clients & candidates Research Strategy & Identification, Sourcing & Networking (UK/Europe/Middle East/USA) Candidate interviews & short-list candidate appraisals/360 degree references Negotiations with clients & successful candidates on salary and remuneration package

Other consulting services provided to clients include confidential trouble-shooting across a wide variety of rd projects including advising on problematic 3 party search assignments, M&A due diligence and VC start-ups. As of October 2010 Andrew signed a new 2 year deal with BBC to be on their Preferred Supplier List. (PSL)

CAREER SUMMARY
! 1993- to-date 1989-1993 1986-1989 Independent Executive Search & Trouble-Shooting Consultant (GHC Executive Search) Heidrick & Struggles International Inc Associate Consultant/Research Consultant 3M Healthcare Ltd Medical/Pharmaceutical Sales & Marketing

In 1993, left Heidrick & Struggles Intl (H&S) one of the worlds oldest & largest Executive Search firms to set up as an independent executive recruiter and Co-Founder of a record label.

KEY ACHIEVMENTS
Andrew has been on the BBCs preferred suppliers list for Executive Search Agencies for the last 7 years and has personally worked on a wide variety of UK & International search assignments for senior management, creatives, programming/editorial, strategic, multiplatform, digital, marketing, commercial & operational roles for: BBC Vision, BBC Vision Productions, BBC Vision Commissioning, BBC Factual & Learning, BBC.com, BBC Commercial Agency, BBC World Service, BBC Global News, BBC Scotland, BBC Manchester, BBC Multiplatform Innovation & Development Studios and BBC New York Productions. In early 2009 successfully placed the Director, Digital Content for bbc.com/news a commercial web site with Advertisers/Sponsors not available in the UK. In May 2010, our successful candidate was promoted to become the Controller of Digital and Technology, BBC Global News and will oversee BBC Global News's strategy for web and mobile-based services. In 2008, worked with the BBCs Multi Platform Innovation and Development Studios on the Head of 360 & Head of Product Development both roles focussed on the bespoke development, production & delivery of interactive digital content/programme amplification for BBC Vision including on-line, mobile, iTV & gaming.

In the independent TV production sector worked with a variety of large to mid-sized clients including:Tinopolis, Talkback Thames, Twofour Group, Mentorn Media (BBC1s Producer of Question Time) & Zodiak Entertainment subsidiaries inc. Diverse and Yellow Bird (BBC1s Drama Wallender). Over the last 12 years built credibility, reputation and diverse network of contacts in the UK & Internationally by working on a wide variety of senior general management, programming/creative/editorial, strategic, commercial & operational searches across the Media, Entertainment and Leisure landscape including: ! !!Controller Programme Acquisition BBC Vision eg) US Films & TV Series Budget circa 150M
!Head of Entertainment & Events !Head of Supplier Mgmnt, Commissioning !Head of London Studio Operations !Head of Fiction & Childrens !Head of Religion & Ethics/EP !Head of Studio & Development !Head of Radio & On-Line !Executive Producer(s) Indies !Heads of Development !Director of Acquisitions !Head of Co-Productions !Controller, Drama !Deputy Controller Factual Entertainment !Deputy Controller Features & Entertainment !Group Creative Director !Creative Director !Head of Scotland !Creative Director / Head of Entertainment !Director of Programmes !Head of Factual, Comedy & Entertainment !Managing Director UK !Country MDs/GMs (Denmark/Sweden) !Regional CEO/VP Scandinavia !VP Product Development !VP Publishing (Sales & Marketing) !VP Product Development (TV/Internet/Tel) !Head of Digital TV & Web !UK Marketing Director !GM Private Members Club

BBC Vision Productions 60M Budget & 300 Staff BBC Vision (867M direct spend with external suppliers) BBC Vision (approx. 1bn in-house production budget) BBC Commercial Agency BBC Manchester BBC New York Productions BBC World Service (Arabic Division) BBC Scotland BBC Vision (Docs/Specialist Factual/Features/Fact Ent) Five Five Five Five Five Diverse Productions (uhc 300M Zodiak Entertainment/de Agostini) Mentorn Media Mentorn Media Twofour Productions (Best indie 2010 - 25M) Twofour Productions talkbackThames (uhc Fremantle Media) Yellow Bird (Drama Producer uhc Zodiak Entertainment) EMI Music EMI Music Codemaster (UKs S100M Britsoft Video game Publisher) Codemasters Telewest (now Virgin Media) Telewest (now Virgin Media) Sega Europe (Dreamcast) Hospital Club (Paul G. Allen Ex Microsoft & Dave Stewart JV)

On the Media Regulatory & Policy side in 2010 worked with the BBC on search for the Head of Supplier Management, Commissioning a role focussed on the BBCs supply policy with the independent production sector worth 1.4bn to the UK economy & the BBCs external relationships with PACT/OFCOM & DCMS. In 2001, worked on the search that placed the incumbent CEO at PACT (Producers Alliance for Cinema & Television) and in 2005 worked with the then OFCOM CEO (now Lord Stephen Carter) and successfully placed the incumbent Head of Multi Media and further back worked on the search to find the CEO the Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB). Between 1998-2002 worked as a freelance consultant with Garner International on over 40 confidential senior executive search assignments in media & entertainment including:
!SVP Artist & Guest Relations !Head of Programme Acquisitions & Acting Head of Business Affairs !Director of Finance & Legal & Business Affairs !Director of Legal & Business Affairs !Director Programme Acquisitions !Director of Marketing !Director of Marketing UK !President/MD UK & SVP/VP Marketing Europe !President World-wide !CEO/Head of News/Executive Director Europe !CEO !President World-wide Distribution/CEO Production World-wide !MD NATIONAL (Virgin Radio) !MD !MD !VP Web Operations !VP Programme Distribution/MD - Middle East !MD MTV Europe BBC Myriad Intl UPC RTE 1 & 2 (Eire) Artsworld/BSkyB Viacom Bockbuster CIC Video International Hard Rock Cafe APTN Classic FM Pearson Television SMG - Scottish Media Group Ginger Prods (SMG) Harvey Goldsmith Ent. Discovery Europe Walt Disney Pearl & Dean (SMG)

EDUCATION & EARLY CAREER

Graduating in 1985 with a Bsc. (Hons) 2.1 in Genetics from Queen Mary College (University of London). Andrew joined the London office of Heidrick & Struggles International Inc in 1989 as a Research Consultant working initially in the Healthcare, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology sectors. After 2 years promoted to Associate Consultant and worked across a wide number of industries with multinational clients in the UK, Europe and USA engaged on a broad range of CEO, Managing Director, and Board Level assignments working out of H&S offices in London, Paris and New York. Key searches successfully completed include CEO CIGA Immobiliare, the Aga Khans real estate business for the 5 Star CIGA hotel chain (Italy) and CEO County Nat West (New York) and Finance Director for British Biotechnology plc. Industry sectors covered at H&S included: Telecoms | IT & Technology Start-Ups | Hotels & Real Estate | Banking & Financial Services | Retail | FMCG | Airlines | Leisure & Hospitality | Newspapers | Oil & Gas| Book/Magazine Publishing |Private Healthcare Insurance and Private Hospitals. H&S client assignments Andrew worked on during this period covered most functions Including: CEO, Board Level Appointments and Non-Executive Directors. One of Andrews most successful candidates to-date was researched and head-hunted by him at H&S in 1991, as the first CEO & Founder of a start-up called Advanced RISC Microprocessors in Cambridge, UK. Sir Robin Saxby is now Ex Executive Chairman of ARM Holdings plc (T/O 300M 2009) and was awarded a Knighthood in the 2002 New Year Honours for services to the Information Technology industry. After leaving H&S in 1993 Andrew became the co-founder of a London based independent record label. The Copasetic label achieved 4 Top 75 hits in the UK Charts and 1st single release in 1994 sold over 1 Million copies in 15 international territories. Additional responsibilities included: Raising Corporate Financing via private investors in Hong Kong, A&R, Artist Management, TV Promotion and Intl licensing.

SUMMARY
The diverse mix of clients & candidates worked with over the last 12-15 years have given Andrew a deep understanding into the creative & business side of the media & entertainment industries in particular content commissioning, production & distribution as well as unparalleled access and relationships with senior players across all digital & traditional media platforms in the UK and Internationally. Clients past & present have included: UK Terrestrial TV & Multiplatform Media Divisions (IPTV/Mobile/iTV) | Independent TV Production Companies | US Entertainment Multinationals | UK & European Cable & Satellite TV Channels + Telephony/Internet | Major Record Labels Digital & Physical Music | Video Games : PC, Consoles and On-Line | Entertainment Hardware & Software | Internet Start-Ups | Interactive TV Technology | Digital Radio | On-line Media & Ad Sales | Government & Media Regulatory Bodies | UK Commercial Radio Stations | West End & International Theatre Group | Music Technology | International Programme Sales & Distribution | Leisure & Hospitality | Private Members Club | Newspapers, Consumer Magazine and Book Publishers | Cinema Advertising | Europes largest Talent & Literary Agency**

OTHER USPs
Independent Talent Group** Secured $10M funding via private US investors for development fund for director, writer and talent-packaged movie projects for the major US Hollywood Studios. In 1999, set up an independent TV production & development company with partner Jacqui Joseph Ex ITV and over the last 10 years have been commissioned to create & produce original programming for clients including Discovery Channel, Bloomberg TV Europe, Sony PlayStation Europe (SCEE), Nelson Mandela 46664 Campaign and BET Intl (Viacom USA) Video/Music Editing skills: Sony Vegas & Apple Final Cut Pro/Adobe Photoshop/Sony ACID PRO