The ATS Team taps Workerbee alum Nicola Griffiths for SVP of production role

Former Workerbee executive Nicola Griffiths has been appointed to the role of senior VP of production at LA- and London-based producer and production services company The ATS Team.

Nicola Griffiths

Reporting to Danny Sanz, MD & COO, she will work between Manchester and the company’s London, LA and Lisbon offices, with a focus on the company’s slate of original IP.

Her remit includes developing international formats alongside ATS’s development & production executive, Shayna Waldman.

Griffiths was formerly head of production at Banijay-owned UK prodco Workerbee, working on unscripted titles such as The Bridge (Channel 4, HBO Max), Hot Wheels (NBC) and Bear Hunt (Netflix).

The ATS Team provides set construction and art direction services across the US, Southeast Asia, Europe and Australia for the global Ninja Warrior franchise, as well as shows such as Ultimate Beastmaster (Netflix), The Titan Games with Dwayne Johnson USA (NBC) and Holey Moley (ABC).

Sanz said: “Bringing Nicola on board to The ATS Team will be a jewel in our crown – we’ve worked with her for years and know she’s one of the most experienced heads of department in the business.”

Griffiths said: “Having worked closely with The ATS Team for a number of years I’ve seen first-hand the skills, expertise and dedication of its team to delivering world class shows around the world.

“The talent they have is outstanding and my ambition is to come on board, foster further relationships with coproduction partners, and both develop and get commissioned the brilliant original IP on its slate.”