Profile: Tim Hincks

03 Nov 08

Tim Hincks is the Chief Executive Officer - Endemol UK. He is responsible for ENDEMOL UK’s programmes, content and its production brands – Initial, Cheetah Television, Zeppotron and Brighter Pictures. It’s a broad range of programming covering reality, Big Brother; comedy 8 Out of 10 Cats; Would I Lie to You?, factual Supersize vs Superskinny; Gok’s Fashion Fix; The Sex Education Show, entertainment Deal or No Deal, Golden Balls, 1 v's 100, drama Dead Set and digital content The Gap Year on Bebo.

Tim began his television career in 1990 when he divided his time between producing BBC Two’s Food and Drink programme for Bazal now Cheetah Television and working on current affairs programmes such as Newsnight and BBC Westminster.

He became Creative Director of ENDEMOL UK in 2002 and stepped up to become Chief Creative Officer in January 2005. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer in January 2008.
 
Tim sits on the Endemol International board; He is also the Executive Chair of Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.