Brain Academy appoints new Head of Operations

Brain Academy, part of NENT Studios, has appointed Mark Hammerlid as Vice President, Head of Operations, effective 1 January 2019. Mark is currently CFO of NENT Studios’ Swedish business and has held a range of positions within business development and finance.

Brain Academy is a community of writers, producers and development professionals focused on scripted content. With offices in Stockholm and Los Angeles, Brain Academy is now expanding its scripted content development activities in the international market.

Peter Settman, founder and CEO of Brain Academy: “Mark will help us to sharpen our business further and to create even more successful projects. He has two particularly valuable strengths – an appreciation for creative excellence and an ability to use this competence to create business success. On top of that, he’s an amazing team player and a great guy to be around, so we’re really looking forward to welcoming him to the team.”

Mark Hammerlid, incoming Brain Academy VP, Head of Operations: “With great talents and high quality scripted content, Brain Academy has built a strong position in the creative industry. Brain Academy is both acknowledged for titles such as Conspiracy of Silence that have been hugely successful on Viaplay, and internationally recognised for comedy series Swedish Dicks. I can’t wait to join this exciting journey together with Peter and the team.”

Brain Academy developed and produced two seasons of the hit comedy drama series ‘Swedish Dicks,’ with Peter Stormare in one of the lead roles and Keanu Reeves as a recurring special guest star. The first ever Viaplay original series when it launched in 2016, ‘Swedish Dicks’ become Viaplay’s most streamed show as well as the first Nordic series to be distributed by global content leader Lionsgate, who sold both seasons to POP TV in the US. In addition, Brain Academy’s thriller series ‘Conspiracy of Silence’ (‘Ingen utan skuld’) has been one of Viaplay’s most successful recent titles following its premiere in autumn 2018.