Channel 4's Alex Mahon To Step Down As CEO

Channel 4 has announced that Alex Mahon has decided to step down as CEO and will leave the business in summer this year.

Alex joined the organisation in 2017 as the channel's first female CEO.

She secured Channel 4's public ownership through two privatisation attempts while transforming it into a digital-first public service streamer, delivering market leading digital growth and creating one of the largest social media brands in the UK.

She significantly expanded Channel 4's contribution to UK life, enlarging the organisation’s operations in the Nations and Regions, growing its commitment to British IP, and helping open up the sector to those aspiring to a career in television and film.

She tirelessly championed Britain's young people, calling for urgent regulation and action to give a generation confidence and connection to the world around them amidst a digital landscape flooded with misinformation.

Channel 4 made landmark contributions to programme and film making under Alex's leadership. Few programmes have made more impact than It's a Sin, Russell Brand: In Plain Sight: Dispatches, The Piano and Channel 4 News. Few films have been more affecting than The Zone of Interest, The Banshees of Inisherin, All of Us Strangers and Poor Things. And Channel 4’s extraordinary coverage of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, drawing in 20 million people, all reflect Channel 4’s unwavering contribution to UK creativity, steadfast commitment to new and diverse voices, and its ability to hold power to account and change attitudes.

Alex's commitment to fairness in the workplace, and especially to women’s health and disability representation, saw her launch the UK media’s first menopause and pregnancy loss policies, which have since been adopted by companies worldwide.

She leaves Channel 4 in excellent health and with a strong and highly experienced management team in place.

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