ABC TV head of factual Phil Craig will leave the public broadcaster early next year.
Craig has told the ABC he will not renew his contract and will return to the UK for family reasons.
He was appointed in 2012 after the ABC combined the posts of head of factual and head of documentaries. He replaced Jennifer Collins, who moved from head of factual to head of entertainment before joining Screentime as head of non-fiction, and head of documentaries Alan Erson, who was hired by Essential Media and Entertainment.
Previously Craig worked for Jane Root’s UK production company Nutopia and also had stints with the BBC, Granada Television, Diverse and Brook Lapping.
Before joining the ABC he co-produced a slew of documentaries for the pubcaster including Surviving Mumbai, Skippy: Australia’s First Superstar, The Great Escape: The Reckoning, Churchill’s Darkest Decision, Chateau Chunder: The Australian Wine Revolution and Desert War.
He also worked on The Secret History of Eurovision for SBS and Bom Bali for Network Ten
The ABC will advertise his position later this year or in early 2015 when his departure date is confirmed.