Stephanie Cox appointed Channel 4 Head of HR

Channel 4 has appointed Stephanie Cox, formerly Senior Vice President of HR for NBCUniversal International, as its new Head of Human Resources.

In the new role, Stephanie will work closely with David Abraham, CEO and the Channel 4 executive team and will oversee all of the Corporation’s People Strategy and HR. She will also play a significant role in spearheading Channel 4’s internal diversity initiatives outlined in the 360° Diversity Charter, launched earlier this year. Stephanie will report directly to Group Finance Director, Glyn Isherwood and will deliver an important business partnering HR function to the organisation including recruitment, performance management, reward and talent development.

As SVP HR at NBCUniversal International from 2011 to 2014, Stephanie was responsible for leading the People strategy and HR function – and led the transitional HR programme following Comcast’s acquisition of NBCU, involving 2500 employees across 35 countries. She previously worked in senior HR roles for Universal Pictures and GE Healthcare – and immediately prior to taking up the role at Channel 4 was working as an independent consultant.

Glyn Isherwood said: “ Stephanie will play a key role in ensuring we stay at the front in recruiting and developing brilliant, innovative and diverse talent at Channel 4 “

Stephanie Cox said: “ I’m delighted to be joining Channel 4 and working with a team that wants creative people management, challenging the status quo to stay at the forefront of the industry. “

Stephanie will join Channel 4 on 7th September 2015.