Curriculum Vitae

Christopher R. D. Haws

International Consultant, Television Executive,
Corporate CEO, Documentary Program Maker, Educator.

3407 N St, NW
Washington, DC.
USA 20007

T: +1 202 342 3939
M: +1 202 345 6394
E: chris@haws.com

Nationality British. (Birthplace: Liverpool, England)
US Status Permanent Alien Resident. (Green Card Holder)
Married Derry Holmes Forgie, (US Citizen). (Sons: Kieran and Michael).
Degree M.A. (Honours) Psychology, (with Philosophy, Politics, Linguistics).
Aberdeen University, Scotland, (1968 – 1972).
Research: Comparative aspects of human television perception.
Training BBC Graduate Training Scheme, (1972 – 1973).

1. International Consultant (1986 – present)

International Agency and Multilateral Organization Consultancy; Government Advisor on Media Strategy, Regulation and Investment; Corporate Consultancy; Trade Association and Affinity Group Consultancy; Festival and Event Consultancy.

Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership, Silver Spring, Maryland. 2004 - present Advisory Board Member.
Australian International Documentary Conference, Adelaide SA. 1999 - present Advisor, session producer, moderator, speaker.
Global Information and Communications Technology Unit, IFC, World Bank Group, Washington, DC. 2007 - present Researched and wrote the Phase 1 WBG Media Best Practices Guidelines for Investment Officers. (Ongoing).
The Science Channel, Silver Spring, Maryland. 2008 - 2009 Senior Science Advisor.
SilverDocs, Silver Spring, Maryland. 2004 - 2008 Advisor, Event coordinator and speaker.
Infodev, IFC, WBG, Washington DC. 2001 - 2008 Advisor, workshop creator, “International Production Processes and Procedures”.
South Australian Film Commission, Adelaide, Australia. 2006 Consultant, First Time Film Makers initiative.
Royal Netherlands Government / European Union. 2005 - 2006 Project Team Leader for an EU Broadcast Audit of the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia, prior to its accession to the EU.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Washington, DC. 2005 - 2007 Grant review consultant. National mentor to the ‘Crossroads’ project (one of only three mentors nationwide)
Royal Danish Government / UNESCO. 2004 Advisor to the Vital Voices Project (assessing the world’s endangered languages).
EXTME, World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2003 Researched and wrote WBG PSA strategy. Commissioned ‘Battle for the Planet’
IFC, Washington, DC. 2001 - 2003 Project Consultant, the Creative Industries Initiative.
World Congress of Science Producers, NSW. 1998 - 2002 Advisory committee member and session producer.
European Union MEDIA Training 1996 - 1999 ‘Expert’ status consultant (an official EU title)
Edinburgh International TV Festival, UK 1997 Committee Member. Session producer.
Sheffield Documentary Festival Committee, UK. 1996 Founder member. Session producer.
The MEDIA project for the creative DOCUMENTARY, Netherlands / Denmark. 1987 - 1995 Founding Chairman. Creator of the IDFA Documentary Forum.
Screen Producers Association of Australia, (SPAA), NSW. 1989 Speaker, session moderator
Council Member, the Producers’ Association for Cinema and Television, UK. 1985 - 1989 UK Documentary representative.
Council Member, the Independent Programme Producers Association, UK. 1983 - 1985 Member of the (successful) BBC independent access steering committee.

2. Television Executive (1979 – 2009)

Responsible for managing multi-million dollar budgets, supervising large teams of international personnel, developing and commissioning hundreds of hours of award winning programming, and introducing new technologies and working practices to the broadcast environment.

Head of Production and Executive Producer, the Experius Academy 2008 - 2009 Developed programming strategy and contributed to the conception of the Curiosity Project for John Hendricks.
Head of Production, EXTME World Bank Group. 2002 Developed and Commissioned programming for the WBG and broadcasters worldwide.
Senior Vice President and Executive Producer, Discovery Networks International, Bethesda, MD. 1998 - 2001 Developed and Commissioned international coproductions for DNI. Expanded his First Time Film Makers Initiative to Eastern Europe, Asia and Australia.
Member, Discovery Communications HDTV steering committee. 1997 - 2001 Developed HDTV strategy for international productions, (As SVP, DNI).
Senior Vice President, Discovery Networks, Europe. London, UK. 1997 - 1998 Developed and commissioned 250 hours per annum. Expanded the FTFM to Europe and Africa.
Vice President of Production, Discovery Networks, Europe. London, UK. 1995 - 1996 Developed and Commissioned 100 hours. Created the FTFM in the UK.

3. Corporate CEO (1982 – present)

Christopher Haws Consulting. 2002 - present President and CEO: Developing and managing a successful international media consultancy business.

Independent Communications Associates (InCA), London UK; Sausalito, CA; Sydney, Australia and Nairobi, Kenya. 1985 - 1994 Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of this top ten UK Independent Production Company from its inception to his resignation (to join Discovery) in December, 1994. Over 400 hours of broadcast production were produced over this period.

Under CH, InCA opened subsidiary offices in Sausalito, CA; Sydney, Australia and Nairobi, Kenya, Affiliate offices were established in Tokyo, Japan and St Petersburg, Russia.

As a mid sized independent in the late ‘80’s and early ‘90’s, InCA was at the forefront of the science, technology and wildlife programming niche for many years, winning many awards, including the 1989 Best Documentary award for CH’s program on Chaos Theory.

Overseas, InCA was a regular contributor to PBS, ABC, Arte and Discovery, as well as to it’s national broadcast clientele within the UK.

Sky Film Productions, 1982 - 1985 CH was Founder and Chairman of one of the first independent production companies, spawned by the creation of Channel 4 in the UK in 1982. Specializing in science and technology programming, this boutique production company formed the basis of InCA when it was incorporated in 1985.

4. Documentary Program Maker (1973 – present)

Executive Production, Series Production, Writing,
Directing (Studio and Film) and Project Development.

Broadcast clients over the years include... BBC TV, UK; Channel 4, UK; ITV, UK; Discovery, USA; PBS, USA; National Geographic Channels International, USA; ZDF, Germany; Arte, France; TVE, Spain; TV2, Denmark; ABC, Australia; SBS, Australia; TVN, Chile;

Non Broadcast clients over the years include.... The World Bank Group, Washington DC; The United Nations Public Affairs Department, New York; The British Red Cross, UK; Edelman PR UK; Jaguar Ltd UK; British Motor Group, UK; Ford Motor Company, Europe; CIBA-Geigy UK; Volvo, Sweden; Wiggins Teape, UK; Polydor, UK; ASEA, Sweden; Thorn EMI, UK;

Most recent film making highlights include…

… Producer and Director of “Consecuencias” - a 4 x 50’ HDTV history series, produced solely in Spanish for NGCI Latin America in 2008. Peruvian host, Chilean DP, Colombian ‘sonista’. Post-produced in Bogota, Colombia. A critical and ratings hit.

…Executive Producer of “Bhutan, Kingdom of Happiness” - a theatrical release / HDTV documentary special on the magical kingdom of Bhutan. For transmission later in 2010.

…Executive Producer of “Landspeed Shootout” – a 1 x 50’ HDTV special on the race to win the world landspeed record for motorcycles on the Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah. For transmission by Discovery Asia in early 2010.

…Executive Producer and writer of “The Accidental Diva” – a 1 x 50’ HDTV documentary biography of Veronica Villaroel, Chile’s most famous operatic soprano. Produced in both English and Spanish as a coproduction with TV Nacional, Chile. Winner of numerous awards throughout the world.

5. Educator (1989 – present)

The subjects and topics which CH teaches include - the history of global audiovisual technology (1827 – 2010); public service broadcasting systems around the world; international coproduction processes and procedures; cost effective versioning and finishing for international markets; and how emerging film makers can make the most of international festivals.

School of Communications, American University, Washington, DC. 2004 - present Adjunct Associate Professor. (International Media Studies, MFVA course, year 2)
Banff Executive Leadership Program, Banff, Canada and Halle, Germany. 1998 - present Faculty member, lecturer.
International Research Exchange (IREX) Washington, DC. 2002 - present Guest Lecturer. (Various subjects, designed primarily for Middle Eastern broadcasters).
WETA / CPB News Academy, Washington, DC. 2005 - 2008 Project creator and director.
Discovery Channel Science Advisory Meetings. 2008 - 2009 Guest Lecturer. (Science and the Media).
Brookings Institute, Washington, DC. 2006 Guest Lecturer. (Science and the Media).
UC Berkeley School of Journalism. San Francisco, CA. 2004 Guest Lecturer. (PBS and the History of the world’s Audiovisual Industries)
Discovery Production Group, Silver Spring, MD. 2003 - 2004 Course creator and presenter of ‘Written for Britain” - a guide to international versioning.
Discovery Campus, Leipzig and Munich, Germany. 2002 – 2006 Guest Lecturer. (International Coproduction)
National Film and Television School, Beaconsfield, UK. 1995 - 1998 Guest Lecturer. (Cable and Satellite Trends).
Ludwigsburg University, Germany. 1997 Guest Lecturer. (International Coproduction).
Sorbonne University, Paris, France. 1993 Member of NATPE guest speakers’ team.
Nordic Panorama, Rejkyavik, Iceland. 1992 Guest Lecturer. (Documentary Production)
European Film Academy, Ebeltoft, Denmark. 1989 Guest Lecturer. (Documentary Production).

(References are available upon request)