BAFTA LA Names Chantal Rickards To New CEO Post

February 26, 2015, 10:25 AM

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BAFTA’s Los Angeles chapter has appointed Chantal Rickards as the organization’s first Chief Executive Officer. Rickards’ takes up her post on April 14 after relocating from London to LA. She will report to the BAFTA LA Board of Directors. The move to elect an LA CEO comes at a time when British film and television are on a high and British talent is flourishing. Notably, Rickards is a former TV exec who spent the last 27 years in senior positions in channel management and production.