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Leadership Change · EMEA

Ryan Smith appointed managing director of Munnelly's payroll and employment services provider Bishopsgate Group, previously its commercial director.

Leadership Change · EMEA

Lionel Uzan is taking over as president of French entertainment group Federation Studios from Pascal Breton, who is stepping back, as part of a new governance structure.

Leadership Change · EMEA

Barbara Broccoli, the James Bond producer, has been named the first female president of the UK's National Film and Television School (NFTS), a few weeks before the opening of a building named for her father Cubby Broccoli.

Leadership Change · EMEA

London-based AI audio and video studio Wondercraft has a new CEO, Fraser Bell, who took over earlier this year from a co-founder. The company has raised €3.2M seed from Y Combinator, ElevenLabs and Steven Bartlett, and a Series A is reportedly under consideration.

Leadership Change · EMEA

FCM Travel, the corporate travel arm of Flight Centre Travel Group, appointed Mark McSpadden as Chief Product Officer to lead product and AI strategy as it increases investment in product, innovation and proprietary technology.

Leadership Change · EMEA

Delft-based quantum chip testing specialist OrangeQS appointed semiconductor veteran Raj Badoni as Chief Commercial Officer to lead global commercial strategy, sales and partnerships, and to scale its FLOW solution and MAX Partnership Program.