Nick Southgate is Chief Executive Officer of Shed Media. He started his television career in wildlife filmmaking working for the BBC's acclaimed Natural History Unit. After five years at the BBC, including time spent on Tomorrow's World and in BBC Childrens, Nick set up his own independent production company, Tiga Films, where he produced and directed documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4.

Nick joined Ricochet in 1999 as a producer/director and in 2000 he formed Ricochet Digital with Nick Powell where he executive produced projects including Who Rules the Roost?, FightBox, and Tetris: From Russia with Love.

Following the merger between Ricochet Digital and Ricochet South, Nick became Creative Director of the new company Ricochet Limited and subsequently Managing Director, where he continued to oversee a number of key projects both in the UK and for Ricochet Los Angeles.

In 2005, Shed acquired Ricochet and in 2007, Nick was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of the enlarged Group. He played a key role in the acquisitions of Twenty Twenty and Wall to Wall.

Nick was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Shed Media Plc on 1 January 2009.

In 2010 Nick led the discussions that resulted in the de-listing of Shed Media plc and Warner Bros’ acquisition of a majority stake in the Group. Nick continues to run the business, focusing on the growth strategy for the group.