Anne Mensah

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Anne Mensah is a British broadcasting executive, and vice-president of content at Netflix.

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Early life and education

Mensah's mother was a Canadian teacher and father a Ghanaian accountant. She grew up in Lewisham and has described her childhood as normal. [1] She was educated at Sedgehill School in Catford, south London, including an A-level in film. [2] At the University of Exeter she earned a degree in American and Commonwealth arts. [3]

Career

Mensah's early jobs included working in retailer BHS and at a hairdresser. [4]

After university she became a trainee at Carlton Television. [5] She was Head of Independent Drama at the BBC as well as Head of Drama for BBC Scotland, and then Director of Drama and Sky Studios at Sky UK. [6] In 2019 she joined Netflix. [7]

In October 2021, she was ranked third in the Powerlist 2022 rankings of the most influential black people in the UK. [8]

She is vice-president of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, formerly a governor and chair of the diversity & inclusion committee. [9]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/netflix-boss-anne-mensah-adolescence-baby-reindeer-f32hr7f28
  2. ↑ https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/netflix-boss-anne-mensah-adolescence-baby-reindeer-f32hr7f28
  3. ↑ "Anne Mensah: drama's unique voice". Royal Television Society. September 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ↑ https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/netflix-boss-anne-mensah-adolescence-baby-reindeer-f32hr7f28
  5. ↑ https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/netflix-boss-anne-mensah-adolescence-baby-reindeer-f32hr7f28
  6. ↑ "Anne Mensah". Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. ↑ https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/netflix-boss-anne-mensah-adolescence-baby-reindeer-f32hr7f28
  8. ↑ Mohdin, Aamna (15 October 2021). "Jacky Wright and Marcus Rashford in Top 10 most powerful black Britons". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Central announces its new Vice Presidents". The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. 28 November 2022. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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