We congratulate Cate Calver on her appointment as the new Chief Executive Officer at Great Southern Television, New Zealand’s largest locally owned production company.
Calver has worked at TVNZ for the past 10 years, with most of that time as Director of Content. She is currently in the role of Chief Transformation Officer. She is a lawyer by trade, and before TVNZ spent seven years at sport and entertainment giant IMG in London and Auckland.
She will replace current CEO Philip Smith, the founder and owner of the company, who will remain actively involved in the position of Chief Creative Officer.
Smith says the appointment is an exciting step forward for Great Southern, which is a multi award-winning international producer of drama and factual series, producing shows such as One Lane Bridge, The Casketeers and Tracked.
“With the industry in a state of change, we have secured New Zealand’s smartest head to guide us through this exciting phase," Smith says.
"Cate is a strong leader and blue-sky thinker, and we are absolutely delighted that she has chosen to join the Great Southern whānau (family). As a creatively-led company with a strong cultural foundation and history of innovative thinking, Cate aligns perfectly with Great Southern Television’s values.”