Kate is currently Director of Development at ITV Studio’s owned indie Boom, one of the biggest producers of Scripted and Unscripted content in Wales.  Boom’s successful shows include the award-winning drama Men Up (BBC), double BAFTA winning Big Zuu’s Big Eats and Channel 4’s Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie. 

Prior to this Kate was a Commissioning Editor for Features and Daytime at Channel 4.  

During her 4 years at the Channel, Kate commissioned a wide range of successful new returning unscripted series, including the BAFTA-winning The Great House Giveaway, Sarah Beeny’s New Life in the Country, Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie, Key to a Fortune and A History of Royal Scandals - plus one-off documentary Sarah Beeny vs Cancer. 

Prior to being a commissioner, Kate worked in a very varied number of roles across Unscripted TV production and development for twenty years, including Creative Director, Head of Development and Producer/Director in BBC Arts.  Kate also has some experience in Scripted and Animation – in fact Kate’s first credit in the industry was as a Production Assistant on Chicken Run!