with additional details about the tole and the type of person they are looking for. The closing date for applications is July 22.
The search is being carried out by global headhunter firm Odgers Berndtson but the successful candidate will ultimately be chosen by the BFI board, steered by chairman Josh Berger, president and managing director of Warner Bros UK, Ireland and Spain. The CEO will report to Berger. Board members comprise Pete Czernin, founder of Blueprint Pictures; actor Idris Elba; filmmaker Gerry Fox; Vue CEO Tim Richards; broadcaster Jonathan Ross; Robin Saunders of investment firm Clearbrook Capital Partners; Andrew Smith, corporate affairs director of Pinewood Studios; Phil Stokes of professional services company Pricewaterhouse Coopers; Andrea Wong, former president, international of Sony Pictures Entertainment; and Pat Butler, partner at Resolution Group.
In 2017-18 the role came with a salary of £146,000 and total remuneration in the £190,000-£195,000 bracket. Among rumoured frontrunners for the job are former Protagonist Pictures CEO Ben Roberts who has ably served as the BFI’s deputy CEO since 2018 having joined as director of the film fund in 2012.