Hugh Mason

	Following training as a documentary TV producer-director with the BBC, Hugh Mason founded and grew a multiple-award-winning broadcast TV production company. Finding himself as interested in the business side of running a creative company as he had previously been making films, Hugh co-founded Pembridge Partners in 2001. Instead of making complex stories about science accessible to non-specialist audiences, Hugh now applies his strategy, ideas and communication skills to help Creative Industries Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to visualise their futures, set a path for growth and plan their way to success.
Position:	Partner, Pembridge Partners LLP
Role:	Specialist in Television, Film, Digital, Design and Online business growth strategy.
Contact:	hugh.mason@pembridge.net
Nationality:	British
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Profile:	Hugh Mason heads up the public sector side of Pembridge with clients including the London Development Agency, Singapore Media Development Authority, NESTA and numerous regional development agencies to develop the commercial potential of creative industries SMEs. This work spans company profiling, mentoring of creative firms, assessment of investment propositions and full-service management of programmes of sector intervention.
Professional Experience:	2002 – Founding Partner of Pembridge Partners LLP. Pembridge provides finance and advice exclusively to creative industries SMEs to help their owners build and realise value. Pembridge has raised or invested directly >£25m since start-up, engaging with over 2,000 SMEs in the UK, Singapore and Netherlands. Hugh specialises in building wealth in the creative sector through public sector programmes. He also is an expert in TV/Film, Design and Online business support. 1995 – 2002 Founder and Executive Producer, Narrateo Ltd. Narrateo is an independent broadcast TV and online production company with clients such as Discovery Channel US/UK, BBC, National Geographic and Channel 5. Hugh won two Royal Television Society awards and a BAFTA nomination. 1990 - 1995 Freelance broadcast television Producer-Director working with BBC Television and Uden Associates Television Ltd.
Qualifications:	BSc (Hons) Physics with Physical Electronics, Bath University