The Royal Television Society, Britain’s leading forum for television and related media, has appointed five industry leaders to its Board of Trustees.
Chaired by Jane Turton OBE, CEO of All3Media, the RTS Board of Trustees welcomes Caroline Cooper, COO, Sky Entertainment Group at Sky; Kully Khaila, executive producer, BBC; Alison Kirkham, commissioning – unscripted, Apple TV; Anna Mallett, vice president, production – EMEA/UK, Netflix; and Rhuanedd Richards, nations director (interim), BBC.
The new trustees join the Society this month as Sarah Rose, CEO, The Royal Foundation, and Kate Phillips, chief content officer, BBC, step down from the Board, following their move into new roles.
Jane Turton, chair of the RTS Board of Trustees, said: “I am delighted to welcome our new Trustees to the RTS Board. Each brings deep experience and a wealth of expertise from across the television and media industry.
“I know that they will make a huge contribution to the Society and I very much look forward to working together as we continue to champion excellence, education, and innovation.
“I would also like to thank Kate Phillips and Sarah Rose, who have been absolutely fantastic in their support and advocacy for the RTS and for all the very many ways in which they have helped us to grow and strengthen the Society.”
Caroline Cooper joined Sky in 2014 and is COO of Sky Entertainment Group, where she is responsible for business operations across Sky’s content businesses, including production management, business affairs, business development and Sky’s portfolio of production companies.
Kully Khaila has built a wide-ranging career at the BBC, working across television, film, radio and live events in roles spanning producer, editor and executive producer.
Alison Kirkham develops and oversees original series for Apple TV in the UK and European creative team. Prior to this, she spent 15 years at the BBC, including as controller of factual commissioning for five years from 2015, leading on key titles from nature documentaries to royal weddings and competition series.
Anna Mallett joined Netflix in 2021 and is responsible for leading production across the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Previously, Anna was chief executive officer of ITN and also held a number of senior leadership roles at the BBC, including Group COO and MD Production at BBC Studios.
Rhuanedd Richards has been the BBC’s interim director of nations since June 2025 and sits on the BBC’s Executive Committee and on each of the Nations Committees of the BBC Board. She has responsibility for leading all work serving nations and local audiences across Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland.
More information is available on the RTS website.
