Greenstone TV and owners CJZ announced the appointment of Richard Driver to the position of Managing Director of New Zealand's Greenstone TV. Richard replaces founder and MD John Harris.
" I am enthusiastic and energized by the prospect of working with the team at Greenstone TV. The company has a wealth of experience and a successful track record of producing hit shows for New Zealand & Australian audiences. That drive to create fresh and exciting content for local & international viewers will stand as a key priority for Greenstone TV." -Richard Driver
Richard has over twenty-five years experience across a diverse range of roles in the industry. Starting on-air at TVNZ as the host of its flagship music show 'Radio With Pictures'. He quickly became an adept producer and director which led to the beginning of a successful career as both Managing Director and Executive Producer for New Zealand production companies Maxwell (1995-1997), Screentime NZ (1997-2001) & Visionary (2001-2006) - a company he co-founded in 2001. Richard was responsible for launching the Documentary Channel on New Zealand's Sky digital platform, which he later sold (2010) to the BBC. As a non-fiction content producer he has delivered programmes for New Zealand's TVNZ, TV3, Prime, Maori and C4 channels, Australia's Seven and Ten networks, BBC Worldwide & Ireland's RTE broadcaster. His music, youth and documentary programmes have featured at film & TV festivals in Europe, USA, Australia and New Zealand and have received numerous awards and nominations locally and internationally.