Archive · 20 Jan 2026
Pathé UK Expands with New Execs
Pathé UK, a company that makes movies and TV shows, has hired two new important people.
Emma Luffingham will help make TV shows, and Claudia Yusef will help make movies.
They both worked at big companies before, like the BBC.
The company wants to make more shows and movies in English and grow bigger around the world.
Pathé has been around for a very long time, since 1896.
The new hires are part of a plan to make Pathé more important in the UK and globally.
Pathé UK hires Emma Luffingham as Creative Director TV and Claudia Yusef as Creative Director Film.
Both executives have extensive experience in TV and film production, previously working at BBC and World Productions.
The hires are part of Pathé's strategy to expand its English-language film and TV production.
Pathé UK aims to become a major player in prestige television and global film production.
The company was established in 1896 and is based in Paris, with a growing presence in the UK.
- Who
- Pathé UK, Emma Luffingham, Claudia Yusef
- What
- Hiring of new executives for TV and film
- When
- Recent appointments, following Ben Browning's hire two months ago
- Where
- UK, with Pathé based in Paris
- Why
- To expand Pathé's English-language film and TV production
- Company
- Pathé UK
- New Hires
- Emma Luffingham, Claudia Yusef
- Roles
- Creative Director TV, Creative Director Film
- Reporting Structure
- To Co-CEOs Ben Browning and Faith Penhale
- Previous Employers
- BBC Films, World Productions
- Company Goal
- Expansion in English-language film and TV
- Company History
- Established in 1896