# Stephen & Simon Cornwell Take On Chairmen Roles At ‘Night Manager’ Producer The Ink Factory As Michele Wolkoff Upped To President

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/stephen-simon-cornwell-take-on-chairmen-roles-at-night-manager-producer-the-ink-factory-as-michele-wolkoff-upped-to-president/
- Published: 2026-10-27T09:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T09:36:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/the-ink-factory-cornwells-chairmen-wolkoff-upped-president-1237185488/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Government, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- The Cornwell brothers take chair roles at The Ink Factory.
- Michele Wolkoff becomes president and chief creative officer.
- The company adds leaders as it develops *Legacy of Spies*.

## Summary

Stephen and Simon Cornwell have taken senior chair roles at The Ink Factory, the production company they founded, as it reshapes its leadership. The changes place longtime creative director Michele Wolkoff in charge as president and chief creative officer, while the company prepares for new projects including an adaptation of John le Carré’s *Legacy of Spies*.

Simon Cornwell becomes executive chairman, with former chairman Rod Henwood staying on as deputy chairman; Stephen takes a creative co-chairman role focused chiefly on *Legacy of Spies*, which he is showrunning. Ian Spence becomes chief financial and operating officer, and new hires include production chief Laura Burrows and executive producer Lachlan MacKinnon. The company also re-signs Amy Basil as chief marketing officer and promotes Sam Costin to creative producer; its credits include *The Night Manager* and *A Most Wanted Man*.

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