BBC Studios Nordic Production Sets New Management Team

BBC Studios Nordic Production has named new leaders in Denmark and Norway, with Daniel Svarts exiting.

Jens Villebro will become Managing Director in Denmark, with Mirja Minjares taking on the same role in Norway. Reality TV expert Hans Lukas has also been hired as Head of Development in Norway, and begin his role on January 1.

BBC Studios is also searching for a Programme Director, who will work with Villebro, who will remain in his current role as Nordic COO alongside CFO Kent Pedersen.

Last month, Svarts announced he was leaving. He joined the BBC’s commercial arm as regional Managing Director of BBC Studios Nordic Production after the BBC acquired Scandinavian production house STV in 2023. He is considered to have played a significant role in establishing BBC Studios’ Danish prod