Sarah Mottershead takes Mid East, Africa, Israel, Greece, Cyprus role at Banijay

Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of Banijay Entertainment, has appointed Sarah Mottershead as VP for the Middle East, Africa, Israel, Greece and Cyprus.

Sarah Mottershead

Based in London, Mottershead will be responsible for executing Banijay Rights’ sales strategy across the territories.

Mottershead was formerly VP of TV series sales at StudioCanal TV, managing sales across Central and Eastern Europe, CIS, Africa and Asia. Before that, she held positions at Fremantle and Shine International.

She will report to Claire Jago, executive VP of EMEA sales and acquisitions at Banijay Rights.

Led by CEO Cathy Payne, Banijay Rights represents a multi-genre portfolio of programming including Survivor, Big Brother, MasterChef, Peaky Blinders, Rogue Heroes, Marie Antoinette, Grantchester, Mr Bean and Black Mirror.