In January 2010, Pat will take up the reins as Chief Creative Officer of BBC Vision.  The role, which will see him taking responsibility for some of the Corporation’s biggest brands - Top Gear, EastEnders, Strictly Come Dancing, Dragon’s Den, Dr Who and more - will make him the most highly placed figure from a minority background in TV industry.

A graduate of Cardiff University, Pat has enjoyed a varied career.  His introduction to the industry came on LWT’s The London Programme.  Pat’s eclectic CV includes credits as an executive producer at BBC News, Editor of Black Britain [BBC], Channel Four’s multicultural commissioning editor, and BBC head of sports programmes and planning.

In 2005, Pat moved to the US to become President and General Manager of the ailing Discovery Channel-owned The Travel Channel.  He spent the next four years turning the ailing cable station into a respected and profitable concern, before returning to the UK to reunite with his children, who had remained here during his stint in the States.

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