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Seetha Kumar



Seetha Kumar

Seetha is Chief Executive of ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen industries, responsible for helping build an inclusive workforce and future-proofing the screen sector. She is also a member of the Creative Diversity Network board and the Royal Television Society Education Committee and was formerly VP of Pearson Qualifications International. She worked in television in senior roles including BBC Online controller and launching BBC HD and in a variety of production roles at the BBC and Channel 4. She began her career as the first woman reporter at the Financial Express in New Delhi, India.

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