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New senior roles announced in BBC People
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Stephen Kelly, Director of BBC People, has today announced two senior appointments within BBC People.
Lesley Swarbrick, currently Head of HR and Development, Television, will be Head of Human Resources and Development for the newly created BBC Vision, with nearly 5,000 staff.
She will lead the HR team across BBC Vision to develop its capability in a changing world.
Ian Critchley, currently Head of Human Resources and Development, BBC Drama, Entertainment and Children's, will be Head of Production Talent, BBC Vision.
Ian will join Lesley's team and will work closely with Peter Salmon, Chief Creative Officer, BBC Vision.
He will ensure a strategic approach to talent management within the group, and will offer insight and ideas on talent issues.
Announcing the appointments, Stephen Kelly said: "I am delighted to announce these significant appointments.
"The creation of BBC Vision is central to realising the BBC's creative vision, set out in our editorial blueprint Creative Future.
"BBC People will play a key role in the development of BBC Vision. Lesley and Ian are HR professionals with extensive experience of the BBC and creative industries and are ideally placed to support Jana Bennett as she builds BBC Vision."
Lesley Swarbrick joined the BBC in 1990 as a personnel trainee and has held senior HR positions across the BBC including, Science, Factual, Production, Sport and Factual and Learning.
She was appointed Head of HR and Development for BBC Television in 2005.
Before embarking on an HR career, Lesley worked as a freelance journalist and also spent periods in arts, voluntary sector administration and in recruitment.
Ian Critchley joined the BBC from Granada Television (where he was Head of Programme Services) in 1994 as a Personnel Manager, in Music and Arts.
He was subsequently Head of Personnel and Programme Services for BBC Entertainment before taking up his present role as Head of Human Resources and Development for BBC Drama, Entertainment and Children's in 2001.
He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Edinburgh International Television Festival.
BBC Vision
The creation of BBC Vision under Jana Bennett's leadership was announced on 19 July 2006 as part of Director-General Mark Thompson's plans to deliver the BBC's creative vision as outlined in Creative Future.
The group will comprise more than 5,000 people and brings together three of the BBC's existing divisions - Television; Drama, Entertainment and Children's; and Factual and Learning.
The creation of BBC Vision will help the BBC deliver 360 degree content creation (creating and commissioning content for all the different ways of delivering it to the audience, including via the Internet) and prepare to meet the audiences' requirements in an increasingly on-demand world.
The commissioning system is designed to bring the best ideas to the screen, including the best of independent production, backed by the new Window of Creative Competition.
Notes to Editors
The appointment of Stephen Kelly as Director, BBC People, was announced in July 2006. Stephen took up his appointment this week.
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