BAFTA Leadership: Rosen Succeeds Putt After Three-Year Term
The British Academy's television committee chair moves up to lead the organization as deputy chairs and new trustees are named.
By Jonathan Ramirez ·
Hilary Rosen has been named chair of BAFTA, taking over from Sara Putt, who steps down after serving a three-year term. Rosen had served as a member of the academy's Television Committee starting in 2021 and later chaired it. In that role, she helped shape the Television and Craft Awards and oversaw their juries. Rosen also works outside the academy as director of commissioning at UKTV, where she leads a slate of original scripted and unscripted content.
The academy said Rosen will oversee its work in film, games and television through awards, industry leadership and year-round development programs. Ade Rawcliffe and Andrew Miller will serve as deputy chairs of the academy, each for a two-year term.
BAFTA said an election process produced several other appointments to the Board of Trustees. Charu Desodt and Caroline Levy were named chairs of the Games and Television committees, respectively, and Nahrein Kemp will chair the LIT Committee. Shrina Shah, who chairs the governance and appointments committee, also joins the board.
Rosen called the role "a great privilege." She said she has long cared about how BAFTA promotes the screen arts and supports talent across the screen industries, and added that she is confident the new board will carry forward the work already done.
