News Summary

• Chris O’Dell, one of Fremantle ‘s longest-serving entertainment execs, is retiring from the Got Talent and X Factor company.
• He has been at RTL-owned Fremantle since 2007 and left just shy of 20 years of service on October 9.
• His exit comes seven months after Ben Crompton replaced Andrew Llinares as Global Head of Entertainment at Fremantle.
• He’s also the third long-serving Fremantle exec to depart this year following the exit of International and Commercial COO Bob McCourt in July and formats boss Vasha Wallace in August.