Sonya Wilkes Named Chief Content Officer At Eureka Productions
deadline.comThe Mole producer Eureka Productions is staffing up. The Fremantle-backed company, which is also behind series such as Fox’s Farmer Wants A Wife and Netflix’s upcoming Willy Wonka series The Golden Ticket, has named Sonya Wilkes as Chief Content Officer.
Split between the company’s LA and Sydney offices, Wilkes was previously an executive producer at Beyond Productions. She previously co-created Pooch Perfect, the Australian series that ran for one season on ABC hosted by Rebel Wilson, and exec produced Peacock dating show Love Undercover.
She reports to CEO Rikkie Proost, who was promoted earlier this year from Chief Creative Officer as part of a move that saw founders Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin create a new business – Eureka Studios – separate to the Fremantle-owned Eureka Productions.
Before Beyond, Wilkes was Head of Unscripted for Seven Studios, the production arm of the Australian commercial broadcaster, and Head of Programme Development at the network.
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