James Burstall is CEO of Argonon, a world leading production group. The group is headquartered in London with hubs in New York, Los Angeles, Oklahoma, Liverpool and Glasgow.
Founded by James, the group has won more than 125 international awards including Emmys, BAFTAs and Royal Television Society Awards, and encompasses nine world class production companies. The group produces shows ranging from smash hit entertainment show The Masked Singer through to iconic current affairs programme Dispatches, critically-acclaimed BBC One series Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard to much-loved BBC drama Worzel Gummidge, Catherine Tait-fronted Netflix comedy series Hard Cell to long-running hit US series House Hunters International.
Before Argonon, James was CEO of Leopard Films, producing long-running series and formats including Cash in the Attic, which has aired in 167 countries, as well as award-winning documentary series, and the dramas Eve (RTS winner), Missing, and An Englishman in New York, starring John Hurt.
James has worked as an executive producer and producer-director for broadcasters all over the world. Prior to his television career, he was a journalist, working as a writer and editor in Paris, London and New York for Vanity Fair, Condé Nast Traveller, HG, Vogue, The Daily Mail and The Evening Standard.
He is a speaker at Said Business School, University of Oxford, on entrepreneurship and ethical leadership.