Sara Putt Named Confirmed As Bafta Chair, Will Replace Krishnendu Majumdar Who Departs In 2023 After Three-Year Term
deadline.comLeading UK agent Sara Putt has been selected as the new chair of Bafta. Putt, who is currently Deputy Chair of the body, was selected as Chair Designate earlier this summer, with the appointment communicated to the members at the time.
The body has confirmed her position will be ratified at the Bafta AGM next June. She will replace producer Krishnendu Majumdar who is due to step down as chair in 2023, following the end of his three-year term.
Putt Sara is the founding head of leading UK independent talent agency Sara Putt Associates which specializes in representing behind-the-camera talent from producers and directors, to heads of department and crew.
As well as being Bafta’s Deputy Chair, she is also on the BAFTA TV Committee as well as the Learning, Inclusion and Talent Committee which she chaired from 2014-2020.
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