Mohammed Akhlaq appointed ITN Chief Technology Officer

ITN announces the appointment of Mohammed Akhlaq as Chief Technology Officer

Production company ITN has announced that Mohammed Akhlaq will join as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Mohammed will join ITN on October 1st, having most recently worked with Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), where he has held senior strategic technology roles since 2016, latterly as a consultant and previously as Director of Technical Operations. As ITN's CTO, Mohammed will join ITN's Senior Leadership Team and will lead the technical strategy for the company, guiding the management and development of broadcast operations, technology infrastructure, media management and workflows.

Mohammed will take over from outgoing CTO Bevan Gibson, who is taking up an exciting new role outside of ITN after six years with the company.

Mohammed has extensive experience in the broadcast technology field. He began his career in media at the BBC, working in post-production and engineering roles at Pebble Mill Studios before joining telecommunications company NTL as a Senior Broadcast Engineer. Mohammed then returned to the BBC, spending 10 years in senior technical and operations roles in both Bristol and London. He joined Al Jazeera in 2012, first as Director of International Operations and Projects based in Doha, and then as Launch Director (Operations and Technology) for Al Jazeera America. He also held a number of consultancy roles before joining TRT.

At TRT World and TRT Arabic, Mohammed managed 400+ staff, including a team of broadcast engineers and IT engineers, and led the development and launch of a state-of-the-art data centre as well as the technology operations of the TRT Arabic channel, broadcasting to Arabic-speaking audiences in Turkey and the Middle East.

Anna Mallett, CEO of ITN, said: I am delighted that Mohammed will be joining the Senior Leadership Team and providing strategic leadership in such an important area for ITN. He has an impressive track record in broadcast technology built over many years in the industry and I know he is looking forward to leading our fantastic Technology team. ITN has a long history of pioneering technical innovation, and Mohammed will bring real expertise, commercial nous and energy to this crucial role.

Mohammed Akhlaq, incoming CTO said: I'm really excited to be joining ITN at such a pivotal time. Bevan and the team have done a phenomenal job, not least in how they've found solutions to the unique challenges presented by the global pandemic, and I'm looking forward to working with what is clearly a very talented and dedicated team.

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