Production Finance

Production Finance are part of Channel 4’s Commercial Affairs Department. Commercial Affairs brings together Channel 4's professional support services covering Production Finance, Legal & Business Affairs, Rights and Corporate Legal.

Production Finance manage commissioned content spend on an individual production basis seeking optimal value for money for Channel 4’s investments across Non-Scripted, Scripted, and Film4 content. Many of the team have a background in TV or film production, or years of experience in Production Finance, allowing them to apply working knowledge of how budgets and schedules are put together, and production cost considerations.

Each Commissioning genre has a dedicated Production Finance Manager and Coordinator working with them, who work closely with their counterparts in Legal & Business Affairs in negotiating the best commercial deal for each project.

Martin Baker, Chief Commercial Affairs Officer (Assistant: Sue Birch, SBirch@Channel4.co.uk)
Clare Brown, Controller of Production Finance, CEBrown@Channel4.co.uk

Production Finance team contact details:

Tori Parry, Head of Production, TParry@Channel4.co.uk
Emma Costello, Senior Production Finance Executive, ECostello@Channel4.co.uk
Leanna Smith, Film4 Production Manager, LSmith@Channel4.co.uk

Carla McGilchrist, Senior Production Finance Manager, CMcGilchrist@Channel4.co.uk
Anne-Marie Horsley, Production Finance Manager, AHorsley@Channel4.co.uk
Alice Salvage, Production Finance Coordinator, ASalvage@Channel4.co.uk

Hanna Warren, Production Finance Manager, HWarren@Channel4.co.uk
Debbie Thomson, Junior Production Finance Manager, DThomson@Channel4.co.uk
Liz Hudson, Production Finance Coordinator, LHudson@Channel4.co.uk

Bruce Salisbury, Production Finance Manager, BSalisbury@Channel4.co.uk
Kelly McDonald, Production Finance Coordinator, KDMcDonald@Channel4.co.uk

Julie Hobbis, Production Finance Manager, JHobbis@Channel4.co.uk
Lyle Nicol, Junior Production Finance Manager, LNicol@Channel4.co.uk
Muna Otaru, Production Finance Coordinator, MOtaru@Channel4.co.uk

Ashanthi Halwatura, Production Finance Manager, AHalwatura@Channel4.co.uk
Muna Otaru, Production Finance Coordinator, MOtaru@Channel4.co.uk

Ngozi Ubaka, Senior Production Finance Manager, NUbaka@Channel4.co.uk
Debbie Thomson, Junior Production Finance Manager, DThomson@Channel4.co.uk
Liz Hudson, Production Finance Coordinator, LHudson@Channel4.co.uk

Steve Johnson, Senior Production Finance Manager, SJohnson@Channel4.co.uk
Lyle Nicol, Junior Production Finance Manager, LNicol@Channel4.co.uk
Kelly McDonald, Production Finance Coordinator, KDMcDonald@Channel4.co.uk

Bruce Salisbury, Production Finance Manager, BSalisbury@Channel4.co.uk
Kelly McDonald, Production Finance Coordinator, KDMcDonald@Channel4.co.uk

Leigh Amos, Production Finance Invoicing Assistant, LAmos@Channel4.co.uk (currently on maternity leave)

Lauren Tate, Production Finance Invoicing Assistant, LTate@Channel4.co.uk (currently on maternity leave)

Danielle Redfearn, Production Finance Invoicing Assistant, DRedfearn@Channel4.co.uk

Jess Yates, Production Finance Apprentice / Invoicing Assistant, JYates@Channel4.co.uk

For invoice queries email ProductionFinanceHelpdesk@Channel4.co.uk

Amy Wignall, Production Finance Reporting and Data Analyst, AWignall@Channel4.co.uk