Louise Holmes

At Meta, Holmes leads a team that partners with EMEA’s most influential creators, public figures, media companies, film studios and sports organisations, supporting them in building their businesses, driving culture forward and creating social impact around the things they care most about. Prior to joining Meta, Holmes had a long and varied career in television content commissioning and production across the commercial and public service sectors. As VP general manager of Paramount, Comedy Central and MTV Networks at ViacomCBS UK, she was responsible for editorial output across linear TV, digital and social platforms, focusing on young audiences. Before that, as channel director of Discovery Networks in Italy, Holmes oversaw the Discovery, Real Time and Dmax channels. She has also held several roles at the BBC across its portfolio of TV and digital channels, including BBC One, BBC Three and BBC Sport, as well as with BBC Studios in the factual department.