Liam Keelan, currently heading up Disney EMEA Original Content, is to leave Disney after five years.
In a statement Keelan said: “It’s been an absolute blast running the Disney+ Originals team,” Keelan said in statement. “I’ll forever be grateful to Diego Londono and Jan Koeppen for backing me every step of the way as we launched our first raft of commissions and set about changing expectations of what a Disney+ show might be.
“I’m so proud of the range, quality and awards our shows have brought to Disney+. Any success is testament to the brilliant teams we have here in the UK and across the European markets – their passion and creativity has been truly inspiring.
“It’s never an easy decision to leave when there’s so much more to come but channelling Declan O’Hara it’s time for a change and I’ve no doubt Disney+ and the Originals slate will be hugely successful in the months and years to come.”
Disney EMEA’s executive vice president of media networks and content Diego Londono said in a statement:“Since 2020, Liam has brought an incredible creativity and commitment in delivering a wide-ranging local originals slate across EMEA. I am so proud of the shows Liam has steered, but also of the team he’s built since joining in 2020,” “I wish him all the best in his next endeavor.”
Keelan previously spent six years at BBC Worldwide as Director of Scripted Content and before that he was Global Editorial Director. He has also held the roles of controller of BBC Daytime and Early peak, controller of daytime at ITV and channel editor at UKTV.
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