Kevin Lingley appointed Executive Vice President of Global AI

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Fremantle has appointed Kevin Lingley as our new Executive Vice President of AI, reporting to Matthew Wilson, Chief Legal Officer, effective immediately.

In the newly created role, Kevin will lead our AI vision and strategy, building the team, driving innovation, operational transformation, and growth through the responsible deployment of artificial intelligence across the business. Kevin will help integrate AI into our operations from production and distribution to commercial activities while ensuring a balance between global alignment and local execution.

Kevin joins Fremantle from Spotify where he served as Vice President, Content Platform, owning and developing the AI-powered platform that delivered the entire catalogue of music podcasts and audiobooks to Spotify's 650 million users worldwide. Prior to this, Kevin served as Senior Engineer Leader for Prime Video at Amazon and Principal Engineering Leader working on Xbox, TV and Music at Microsoft. Across his 30+ years, Kevin has also worked at Amino, Fluorescent Media, SysMedia, Sony, Virgin Media and Acorn.

Matthew Wilson, Chief Legal Officer, Fremantle, said: "Welcoming Kevin as Executive Vice President of AI marks as a significant step in Fremantle's commitment to responsibly harnessing AI across our business. Kevin's appointment reflects our ambition to embed AI at the heart of our strategy for both creative processes and operational transformation. His deep expertise and experience will drive new opportunities for creativity, efficiency, and growth, whilst also shaping an approach to AI that is responsible and aligned with our creative values. His leadership will be instrumental in integrating AI into our operations, and I look forward to working closely with him on this journey."

Kevin Lingley, Executive Vice President of AI, Fremantle, added: "I am thrilled to be joining Fremantle at such a pivotal moment in the industry, and I look forward to leading and implementing the company's AI vision and strategy across the business. My focus will be on harnessing AI technology responsibly and innovatively to support our teams, empower creativity, and unlock new opportunities for growth across the business. Fremantle, with its size and global reach, will provide the perfect foundation to shape an AI strategy with creativity at its core."

We are committed to using AI to enhance creativity, empower our employees, and pioneer new, productive ways of telling stories, while upholding ethical principles, protecting IP, and supporting our global creative community.