Faith Penhale

 became an executive producer of Doctor Who on 13 March 2013, following the resignation of Caroline Skinner. Like Julie Gardner before her, she became an executive producer by virtue of being Head of Drama of BBC Wales. At the time of her accession to the position, she was only confirmed as the executive producer of what the British Broadcasting Corporation vaguely referred to as "the 50th Anniversary". In the same press announcement, the BBC indicated they were looking for a new executive producer for series 8. It was unclear at that time whether Penhale would join another incoming executive producer, or whether she was only going to hold the title on an interim basis in 2013.