Fremantle Global Entertainment Boss Rob Clark To Retire

deadline.com:

EXCLUSIVE: Rob Clark, Fremantle’s veteran Director, Global Entertainment, who helped develop The X Factor, Got Talent and Apprentice franchises globally across two decades, is exiting the company.

The hugely-popular exec is retiring in February 2023 and will be replaced like-for-like, Fremantle confirmed to Deadline. He had told a number of people at last week’s Mipcom Cannes, during which Fremantle was out in full force.

Fremantle Group CEO Jennifer Mullin described him as “one of the key architects of our vast and successful Global Entertainment business.” “When we talk about connecting creativity at Fremantle, Rob embodies that,” said Mullin. “I will personally miss working with him and know all of us wish him well in his retirement.” Clark joined Fremantle from his role as Head of Entertainment at SMG TV in early 2004 to be Senior Vice-President of Production for the company’s worldwide entertainment department.

At that point, he was tasked with helping roll the outfit’s formats such as Pop Idol globally and he slowly worked his way up the ladder.