Josh Berger(XV)
- Producer
- Executive
Josh Berger is the Chairman and Founder of Battersea Entertainment, a media investment and advisory company and producer of film, TV, and theatre content.
He was previously the President & Managing Director, Warner Bros. UK, Ireland and Spain, overseeing Warner Bros.' business activities in the three territories, and the President of Harry Potter Global Franchise Development, leading Warner Bros.' expanded creative partnership with J.K. Rowling. An international leader in the media and entertainment industry, with over 35 years of experience, he has lived and worked in the UK for 28 years and has been a British citizen since July 2011. In 2022 he produced Guy Ritchie's The Covenant, starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
Josh is non-executive Chair of The BRIT School and was previously Chairman of the Board of Governors of the British Film Institute (BFI) from 2016 to 2020 having been a BFI Governor since 2011. He is also chairman Emeritus of Chickenshed Theatre Trust; a former board member of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA); a Member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and the British Screen Forum; a Director of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences; and a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
In 2022, Berger was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of York's School of Arts and Creative Technologies and also appointed as an Honorary Professor of the School.
Josh was appointed a CBE in the Queen's 2012 Birthday Honours List for services to the UK's creative industries.
He was previously the President & Managing Director, Warner Bros. UK, Ireland and Spain, overseeing Warner Bros.' business activities in the three territories, and the President of Harry Potter Global Franchise Development, leading Warner Bros.' expanded creative partnership with J.K. Rowling. An international leader in the media and entertainment industry, with over 35 years of experience, he has lived and worked in the UK for 28 years and has been a British citizen since July 2011. In 2022 he produced Guy Ritchie's The Covenant, starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
Josh is non-executive Chair of The BRIT School and was previously Chairman of the Board of Governors of the British Film Institute (BFI) from 2016 to 2020 having been a BFI Governor since 2011. He is also chairman Emeritus of Chickenshed Theatre Trust; a former board member of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA); a Member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and the British Screen Forum; a Director of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences; and a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
In 2022, Berger was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of York's School of Arts and Creative Technologies and also appointed as an Honorary Professor of the School.
Josh was appointed a CBE in the Queen's 2012 Birthday Honours List for services to the UK's creative industries.
