Fremantle’s International Leisure Boss Rob Clark To Exit – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Rob Clark, Fremantle’s veteran Director, International Leisure, who helped develop The X Issue, Received Expertise and Value is Proper franchises globally throughout twenty years, is exiting the corporate.

The hugely-popular exec is retiring in February 2023 and might be changed like-for-like, Fremantle confirmed to Deadline. He had informed quite a few folks eventually week’s Mipcom Cannes, throughout which Fremantle was out in full power.

Fremantle Group CEO Jennifer Mullin described him as “one of many key architects of our huge and profitable International Leisure enterprise.”

“Once we speak about connecting creativity at Fremantle, Rob embodies that,” mentioned Mullin. “I’ll personally miss working with him and know all of us want him effectively in his retirement.”

Clark joined Fremantle from his position in early 2004 to be Senior Vice-President of Manufacturing for the corporate’s worldwide leisure division. At that time, he was tasked with serving to roll the outfit’s codecs resembling Pop Idol globally and he slowly labored his approach up the ladder.

In 2006, he grew to become President of Worldwide Leisure and in 2012, he was promoted to Director for International Leisure Improvement following a nine-month sabbatical, taking up a portfolio that additionally included The X Issue, Idols and Received Expertise franchises and The Apprentice together with being liable for worldwide format growth throughout the corporate’s networks.

Different exhibits he has labored on embrace Gap within the Wall, Recreation of Abilities and The Biggest Dancer.

Clark’s departure might be a blow to an organization that was out in full power at Mipcom Cannes.

Fremantle was procuring the likes of Cara Delevingne doc Planet Intercourse, The Elon Musk Present and movie star relationship format Unbreakable, which had been on present at a glitzy Purple Carpet attended by the likes of Delevingne and Succession star Brian Cox.

Mullin and Group COO Andrea Scrosati additionally made a uncommon joint public talking look to dissect the current Angelina Jolie expertise deal and speak M&A, cost-of-living and their $3B income goal.