After an extensive background in production and distribution, including a tenure at Seven, Hegarty joins the company established in 2021.
With a highly respected career in production and distribution Therese Hegarty has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of HELIUM.
Most recently Chief Executive of Seven Studios Group – helming the group’s entities and activities across Sydney, Melbourne, London, Auckland and Los Angeles, and previously VP Production & Business for Beyond International, Therese has extensive experience in program development, production and distribution across both production company and broadcast platforms.
Having successfully developed and executed content in various genres for both the Australian and global marketplace, Therese is focussed on creating Australian content for local and international audiences and finding partnership opportunities with creative people and companies.
In making the announcement HELIUM Founder, Chief Creative Officer & Chair Mark Fennessy said:
“Therese is a highly talented and respected executive. In balancing creative excellence with astute business acumen, she has achieved extraordinary things.
“She is perfectly suited to lead our vibrant young team and I’m delighted she has agreed to join us.”
Therese Hegarty said:
“Mark is a hugely talented and successful executive, creative and a truly lateral thinker, and I am thrilled to be joining him and the wonderful Helium team. The company already has great momentum, and I am excited to build on that energy and field of opportunity to help shape Helium’s future growth in the Australian and global content market.”
Established by Mark Fennessy in 2021, HELIUM is a bold new creator and producer of premium scripted and factual content for all networks, platforms and mediums – with the company’s initial slate including the highly anticipated drama series inspired by John Ibrahim’s bestselling book Last King of the Cross for Paramount+, the feature film 6 Festivals also for Paramount+, and the crime thriller series Sex and Thugs and Rock n Roll – a joint venture with Richard Lowenstein and his company GHOST.
Comprising Helium Pictures, the boutique Helium Studios, and the independent music label Helium Records – HELIUM specialises in the creation of innovative, authentic and compelling content, whilst redefining the boundaries between music and pictures.
