Argonon companies shuffle execs

UK-based production group Argonon has announced a number of executive appointments and promotions across its portfolio of companies.

Danny O’Brien

In production, Danny O’Brien has been promoted to head of development at Like a Shot Entertainment, the production company behind long-running brands including Abandoned Engineering and Mysteries of the Abandoned.

His credits at Like a Shot include Private Lives of the Monarchs, Shipwreck Secrets and World War Two From Above.

His appointment is part of an investment in development across the group which also sees an increased development budget for scripted arm Leopard Pictures with an ambition to develop programming for the streamers.

On the commercial team, Niall Carmichael-Johns has been appointed commercial executive at The Masked Singer UK producer Bandicoot TV, with a remit to grow commercial operations.

Rich Turner

He brings 20 years of sector experience including roles at BBC, ITV and Banijay, and will join permanently this month with a focus on major brands including The Masked Singer UK.

For the first time, Argonon has also created an in-house comms team, with Rich Turner joining as global director of communications. Turner was formerly comms lead at public service broadcaster Channel 5 (2015 to 2020) as part of a wider Viacom UK channels remit and has previously worked as a consultant for Argonon.

Argonon CEO James Burstall said: “Talent is the lifeblood of our business and today’s announcement marks another milestone in our growth ambitions as we look to generate new programme ideas, exploit commercial opportunities around our brilliant brands and build our international reputation. We’ll be announcing further investment as we actively seek to grow our global footprint in the months ahead.”