BBC Studios and Post Production chief operating officer David Conway has been appointed to the role of Managing Director of BBC Studios and Post Production.

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He will head the commercial subsidiary, replacing chief executive Anna Mallett, who has left to lead the BBC’s efforts to establish a commercial production arm.

Conway, who had already been acting in the role following Mallett’s departure, had previously served on the company board as a non-executive director while working as the BBC’s head of investment and major projects in BBC corporate finance.