Ex EM Media chief executive will chair the board.
Screen Yorkshire has appointed a panel of financial, legal and media experts to advise on its new £15m Yorkshire Content Fund (YCF) which will go towards film, TV, games and digital content.
The Independent Advisory Panel will be chaired by ex-EM Media (the regional screen agency for the East Midlands) chief executive Debbie Williams and will be tasked with scrutinising and advising on the portfolio of investments across the YCF.
The other members will be:
Guy Lewis, media technology consultant, Guy Lewis TV Ltd (Vice Chair)
Alex McWhirter, chief executive Finance Yorkshire
Keith Arrowsmith, partner, JMW Solicitors LLP Manchester
Andy Caton, corporate development director, Yorkshire Building Society
Alan Gay, director of resources and deputy chief executive, City of Leeds Council
Cluny Macpherson, regional director Arts Council England, Yorkshire
Stuart McFarlane, management consultant, creative and digital Industries, Stuart McFarlane Associates Ltd
Emma Roe, partner, Cobbetts Leeds
Sally Joynson, chief executive of Screen Yorkshire, said: “This Independent Advisory Panel is a critical element of the processes behind the new multi-million pound Yorkshire Content Fund and will ensure long term benefit to the region from the fund. The panel has experts from across the North of England and will offer advice, guidance and a critical eye to our portfolio of investments over the next few years.”
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