Primary Job Title CEO Primary Organization Channel 4
Location San Francisco, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
David Abraham became the sixth Chief Executive of Channel 4 when he took up his post in May 2010.
David joined Channel 4 from UKTV where he was appointed Chief Executive in April 2007. During his first year he masterminded the launch of Dave which laid the foundation for rebranding the entire UKTV network.
Prior to this David worked at
Discovery Networks USA, where, as President and General Manager for TLC from 2005, he was responsible for overseeing all content investment and strategy for the leading US cable network. Before heading to the US David was General Manager of Discovery Networks UK for four years from 2001.
David began his career in 1984 as a graduate trainee in advertising after taking a degree in Modern History from Oxford University. In the 1990s he was a founding partner and Chief Operating Officer at leading independent advertising agency St Luke's.
