S4C Interim Chief Executive appointed

The S4C Unitary Board has appointed Sioned Wiliam as interim Chief Executive…

Sioned is well known in the industry as a former BBC Radio 4 Comedy Commissioner and former Head of Comedy at ITV. She was previously a programme producer at Talkback and Hat Trick.

She will start her work part-time this month, before joining S4C full-time in April. Sioned’s main responsibility over the coming months will be to lead on S4C’s Action Plan, which has been approved by the Unitary Board, and follows the publication of the Capital Law Report.

The plan sets out a programme of work to fully address the issues S4C has faced since 2022. The aim is to restore the trust of S4C staff and the creative sector by looking at the leadership, culture, HR policies and procedures, and governance of the organisation.

As part of the plan external experts will lead a review of the organisation’s values, there will be an external review of the effectiveness of S4C governance, managers will receive training on leadership and change management, and internal communications will also be strengthened.

Sara Davies has won S4C’s Cân i Gymru / A Song for Wales

Following the appointment of Sioned Wiliam, Geraint Evans will continue in his role as interim Chief Content Officer and Elin Morris will continue as S4C’s Chief Operating Officer. It is also expected that the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport will appoint an interim Chair soon to lead S4C’s Unitary Board.

In other S4C news Ti by Sara Davies from Llandysul was chosen as the winner in a live public vote by viewers of Cân i Gymru/A Song for Wales on the 1st of March live from the Swansea Arena.

Ti is a love song from Sara’s grandfather to her grandmother. Her grandfather wrote the lyrics to the song before he died, and after losing him, Sara composed the music. Originally from Old Colwyn, she now lives in Llandysul and is a Music, Drama and Wellbeing teacher at Ysgol Henry Richard in Tregaron.