Hilary Rosen Takes Over as BAFTA Chair — SkimNews
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- Hilary Rosen was confirmed as BAFTA chair, succeeding Sara Putt, who steps down after a three-year term; Rosen has spent the past year as deputy chair.
- UKTV's director of commissioning, Rosen, joined BAFTA's television committee in 2021 and later chaired it, helping shape the TV and Craft Awards and oversee their juries.
- Ade Rawcliffe and Andrew Miller were appointed BAFTA's deputy chairs, serving alongside Rosen on a two-year term.
- Charu Desdot takes over the games committee from Tara Saunders; the studio director has more than 25 years of industry experience, with work including Sony and Xbox, and was a BAFTA Breakthrough recipient in 2014.
- Caroline Levy was named television committee chair; the scripted producer has worked across the BBC, Paramount and independent production companies, and acted as creative lead for International Horizons Scripted, which supports independent production companies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Nahrein Kemp becomes LIT committee chair while serving as ITV's DEI and talent lead, delivering a £80 million Diversity Commissioning Fund and leading a £1 million Diversity Development Fund.
- Shrina Shah, who chairs BAFTA's governance and appointments committee, joined the board of trustees following the election.
Why it matters: Rosen takes the chair already familiar with BAFTA's jury and award machinery, while three committee chairs elected after a board vote now run games, television and LIT. The supporting structure is explicitly bounded: Ade Rawcliffe and Andrew Miller's two-year deputy term, alongside Kemp bringing ITV's £80 million Diversity Commissioning Fund onto the board.
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