Stuart Switzer, an accountant, is Managing Director of COCO Television since 1998. Stuart has responsibilities for a range of innovative financial initiatives within the company including corporate and production finance. Stuart raised and undertook the BES Initiative to fund the development of a television studio in Galway which is now home to Ros na Rún, the successful Irish language serial drama on TG4. He has also raised section 481 funds for numerous COCO productions and has raised finances in various different territories where COCO Television has been involved in co-productions. Stuart plays a key role in developing COCO TV's slate and is responsible for marketing the company on an international level.