Fremantle Appoints Andrew Llinares as World Head of Leisure

Fremantle has appointed Andrew Llinares as its new director of worldwide leisure.

The previous producer replaces Rob Clark, who will retire next month after 20 years with the super-indie.

Primarily based in London and reporting into group CEO Jennifer Mullin, Llinares will assume general accountability for Fremantle’s world leisure manufacturing, improvement and acquisitions groups, efficient instantly. He will even be part of Fremantle’s world management staff.

A seasoned govt producer, Llinares was beforehand head of Thames/Syco co-productions within the U.Ok. and was the unique showrunner on “The X Issue” and “Britain’s Bought Expertise,” which have been first launched within the U.Ok. in 2004 and 2007, respectively. Since 2011, whereas residing and dealing within the U.S., he was additionally an EP and showrunner for the U.S. model of “The X Issue,” earlier than turning into EP and showrunner on “Dancing With The Stars” in 2018.

Jennifer Mullin, group CEO of Fremantle, mentioned: “I’m thrilled that Andrew has agreed to tackle this vastly vital position inside Fremantle. Our World Leisure enterprise has been and at all times will likely be, essential to our success. Andrew is a seasoned producer and a inventive govt that has been inside our household for a few years; he is aware of our enterprise, our codecs, and most significantly our individuals. Rob Clark has been instrumental in designing our World Leisure division and I consider Andrew is properly poised to construct on that, guaranteeing that inventive and manufacturing excellence stay on the coronary heart of our firm.”

Llinares added: “I’m so excited to be taking up this position at Fremantle, it seems like coming residence to me. Not solely am I returning to the U.Ok., however I’m additionally coming again to an organization that has felt like residence for a protracted, very long time. I’m honored to be taking up from Rob Clark; somebody I’ve cherished working with and tremendously admire. I can not wait to get began and work with Jen and the good staff at Fremantle.”

Fremantle’s leisure catalogue contains franchises corresponding to “Bought Expertise,” “Idol,” “The X Issue,” “Farmer Needs a Spouse,” “The Value is Proper” and “Household Feud.” Its acquisitions slate contains “DNA Singer,” “I Can See Your Voice,” “The Masked Singer” and “The Masked Dancer.”