Fremantle ups BBC Studios alum Jill Kellie to new role overseeing sales, FAST & digital

Jill Kellie (Source: Fremantle)

Fremantle has named acquisitions exec Jill Kellie as its VP of commercial strategy, with a remit across distribution and FAST.

Kellie is based in the UK and will head up Fremantle’s sales and business development efforts, reporting into Jens Richter, CEO of commercial & international.

She has been at Fremantle since January 2022 and was most recently acting VP of scripted acquisitions, having previously held roles at BBC Studios, where she was commercial director of BBC Earth.

Kellie, who was also a scripted consultant at ITV Studios, will oversee monetisation of Fremantle’s commercial divisions including its distribution unit, digital and FAST.

Richter said: “We are delighted to begin 2024 with announcing Jill’s very well-deserved promotion to this newly-created role, in a time of rapidly changing and evolving business models. I am looking forward to working very closely with her to shape a robust and dynamic global growth strategy.”

Kellie added that she was “looking forward to using this opportunity to help boost our commercial strategy on a greater scale in 2024.”