Katie Benbow

Katie Benbow is Director of Strategy for BBC Studios’ Unscripted production business, overseeing content strategy and investment across the genre and working with the world’s leading Entertainment, Specialist Factual and Documentary makers.  Katie loves TV and has built her career around her passion – bringing her editorial and commercial skills together through previous roles as Head of Acquisitions for BBC Studios’ international channels and Director of Sales Planning.  As Director of Programming – EMEA, she broke new ground commissioning BBC Brit Poland’s first ever local production, Spakowane Zycie (“Packed up life”), and the first series of BBC Lifestyle’s First Dates South Africa.  Katie is also a passionate advocate for flexible work and supporting working families.