The co-founder of Great British Bake Off indie, Love Productions, Richard McKerrow, has announced that he will be leaving the indie this month after twenty years at the helm of the company as Chief Creative Officer and CEO.
McKerrow formed Love Productions in 2004 with Anna Beattie and a majority share of the company was sold to Sky Studios in 2014. Love is headquartered in London with offices in Bristol.
McKerrow and Beattie were responsible for many of Love’s critically acclaimed and award-winning television shows including, The Great British Bake Off, The Piano, The Great British Sewing Bee, The Great Pottery Throwdown, Famous Rich and Homeless, Britain’s Missing Top Model, Young Mums Mansion, and The Baby Borrowers. As Chief Creative Officer he has overseen the creation and exploitation of Love’s formats in the UK and in the US, the most recent being The Piano which is in its third year.
Having joined in 2008, the long-standing management team of MD Letty Kavanagh, Creative Director Kieran Smith and Executive Editor Simon Evans, will continue to lead the company.
Richard McKerrow said: “Twenty years after setting up Love Productions with Anna Beattie I will be leaving the company to pursue a new creative venture and new challenges. We are both tremendously proud of the shows we created together, and of the incredible team at Love who have been with us most of the way. Love has a unique company culture stemming from all the people there who really make it what it is and I’m extremely grateful that I leave with the company in such great shape.”
Managing Director Letty Kavanagh said: “Richard has been one of the most inspiring people I have had the pleasure to work with. Love Productions was founded on his and Anna’s infectious creativity and it’s been a privilege to be part of the company for so many years. We will continue to embrace the creative risk they inspired throughout our very many years working together.”
Jon Creamer
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