Caroline Norbury OBE, Deep Sehgal, and Laurence Green boast experience across advertising, creative industries, and Film & TV; will help ensure company runs to the standards and values of its employees and Aardman’s founders.
Aardman has appointed three new members to its board of Trustees. The new trustees are Caroline Norbury OBE, founding Chief Executive of Creative UK; Deep Sehgal, Head of Creative Diversity at GroupM Motion Entertainment; and Laurence Green, Director of Effectiveness at the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising.
The Trustees will help ensure Aardman is run in the interests of its employees, in accordance with its guiding principles, and to the standards and values of its employees and Aardman’s founders. Their main duties will include supporting the Executive Board in long-term strategic planning; board members not involved with day-to-day operations.
Caroline Norbury OBE began her career in community arts before becoming a Film and TV producer and ultimately founding the not-for-profit Creative UK.
"Aardman's global reputation for creative excellence is renowned, and a real example of the power and quality of the UK's creative industries,” said Norbury. “I am honored to be joining this iconic organization, which has imagination, innovation - and sheer joy - at its heart. Their commitment to supporting emerging diverse talent in the UK is particularly close to my heart, and I'm looking forward to working with the team to help empower the next generation of creatives in Bristol and beyond."
Deep Sehgal has had a diverse career across documentaries; drama and comedy as a producer; and director and executive producer for major global television networks.
“Aardman is amongst the most iconic brands in the world, and alongside the company’s astonishing creative output is all the incredible work it does to improve the lives of children here in Bristol and beyond,” said Sehgal. “They are a shining example of how creativity and humor can be harnessed as a force for good and I am truly honored to be joining them.”
Laurence Green is an advertising strategist turned agency founder who started, grew, and sold the creative agencies Fallon and 101. Green was strategy columnist for Campaign magazine for many years and advertising columnist at the Sunday Telegraph for three.
“I’m a great believer in the value of creativity in our cultural and commercial lives and delighted to be part of the studio’s next chapter,” said Green. Aardman’s characters and stories raise a smile and raise the bar wherever they go.”
Aardman’s existing Trustees are independent Chair David Pester and Aardman employees Dave Roberts and Carla Shelley, alongside co-founder David Sproxton. Caroline, Deep and Laurence will take over from Jeremy Gadd and Mary Lowance, who will be finishing their terms.
“It is such a pleasure to welcome Caroline, Deep, and Laurence to Aardman and to have their wealth of experience and knowledge at our disposal,” added Sean Clarke, Managing Director of Aardman. “Aardman continues to go from strength to strength, with big ambitions for the future. We’re delighted to have such a capable and experienced trio join our Board of Trustees, who will help to support and guide us in delivering on these ambitions.”
The upcoming Aardman flick Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl premieres on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK this Christmas, and will be available globally on Netflix on January 3, 2025.
Source: Aardman
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