Emmy Award-winning executive producer and showrunner Ronnie Krensel has joined British indie Zig Zag Productions to lead the company’s stateside operations.

Krensel (pictured) will serve as executive vice president of Zig Zag USA with responsibility for leading the development process and pitching content to international streamers, digital platforms and U.S. networks.

Based in New York, he will report directly into Zig Zag CEO Danny Fenton.

Krensel has previously helmed comedy, adventure and science series for ABC, A&E, Discovery, BBC, History, TLC, Youtube Red, HGTV and PBS.

His documentary A Matter of Degrees, about inner-city education, was recognized with an Emmy Award and awarded silver medals at the Toronto and Columbus film festivals. Krensel’s YouTube Premium travelogue Finding Football was also nominated for an Emmy Award last year.

“I’ve admired Ronnie’s work for a number of years and his considerable experience will help us expand our U.S. footprint even further,” said Zig Zag Productions CEO Danny Fenton in a statement.

“Creativity and originality have never been more important in our industry,” added Krensel. “I’m excited to be joining a group with a 20-year record of creating exciting and innovative content for networks, streamers, digital platforms and advertisers.”

The London-headquartered Zig Zag has produced more than 650 hours of non-scripted programming since its founding in 1999 by Fenton.

In October, the firm inked an unscripted co-production partnership with Sherman Oaks-based indie prodco and distributor GRB Studios. The pact sees the two companies jointly shopping and producing non-scripted projects on both sides of the Atlantic.