Toby will report directly to Denis Rozon, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sphere Media, and will contribute his widespread experience to this new position, having previously worked as Head of Finance at HiddenLight Productions, as well as various financial/consulting roles with other media companies including Neo Studios, StoryFirst, Betty TV and Universal International Studios.

Sphere Abacus Managing Director, Jonathan Ford comments “Appointing Toby as our first Finance Director marks a pivotal stage in Sphere Abacus’ evolution.  Our continued commitment to supporting programming creation and ultimately selling it to our wide-ranging clients will be strengthened by having him and his extensive commercial experience on board.”

Toby McCathie adds “I’m delighted to be joining the Sphere Abacus and Sphere Media teams at such an exciting time, as the company continues to go from strength to strength, continuing to invest, pre-sell and sell compelling programmes from Sphere Media production companies as well as independent producers around the world.”