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David Conway takes over HR responsibilities for BBC Studios and Post Production

David Conway (pictured) has been appointed chief operating officer (COO) for BBC Studios and Post Production, a commercial subsidiary of the BBC, providing studios, post production and digital media services to the media industry

Conway will be responsible for leading BBC Studios and Post Production's business support functions, including HR, and report into the CEO. He has been a non- executive member of the BBC Studios and Post Production board since 2011. He was previously at Bacardi-Martini in its corporate development team. He was due to start his new role on 1 May.

Based at London's Television Centre, Elstree and Bristol, BBC Studios and Post Production works with media companies and clients, making hundreds of shows for a variety of broadcasters. Recent credits include Harry Hill's TV Burp for ITV 1.