Prior to her retirement Sally Debonnaire was Director of Production for ITV Studios with responsibility for leading ITV Studios production management strategy to deliver and support the ongoing creative renewal and growth plans of ITV covering all ITV Studios UK and International production entities, including UK acquisitions. She began her 30 year career at London Weekend Television and went on to work at Talkback Productions as Head of Production and then Managing Director, before going on to become Chief Operating Officer at Talkback Thames.

She spent 2 years at Avalon Television as Managing Director and then joined the BBC as Controller Production Operations, Vision Productions, the BBC’s in-house production department. Sally has worked on a raft of iconic TV series including: THE BILL, X FACTOR, HARRY HILL’S TV BURP, EASTENDERS, STRICTLY COME DANCING, TOP GEAR and FROZEN PLANET to name but a few.