MUMBAI: BBC Radio and Music Interactive controller Simon Nelson has made two new appointments to his senior management team:

Radio Interactive head Chris Kimber becomes Radio and Music Interactive managing editor. Kimber's new role will involve management of interactive output on music radio networks – Radios 1, 2 and 3 and digital networks 1Xtra and 6 Music – as well as the Music Interactive team, the /music website and Music Learning projects such as One Music.

Ayesha Mohideen, a senior business manager, has been appointed as the head of Speech Radio Interactive. Mohideen will take charge of all activity for BBC speech radio genres, including management of the interactive teams in Radio 4, BBC 7, Asian Network, Radio Five Live and Five Live Sports Extra.

Both will start in their new roles in the New Year and will continue to report to Nelson.

Radio & Music Interactive manages BBC Radio output on DAB digital radio, digital television – Freeview, cable and satellite - mobile devices and online – including the BBC Radio Player, downloading and podcasting.