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Disney Media announces key appointments in EMEA
 
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(21 March 2008 4:00 pm)
 

MUMBAI: Disney Media EVP and MD of integrated business Tom Toumazis announced some key appointments effective from April.

This follows the February announcement of the integration of Disney's channel and programme distribution teams in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

The new appointments are as follows:

Catherine Powell as SVP, programme distribution, EMEA (North); Francesca Tauriello as SVP, programme distribution, EMEA (South); Maria Kyriacou as SVP, new media distribution, EMEA and Canada; and Adam Tow as VP, business and legal affairs EMEA and Canada.

Simultaneously, Simon Taylor, Disney-ABC International Television's current VP of business and legal affairs since 2006, will now become VP, business and legal affairs, Disney Channels EMEA.

On making the announcements, Toumazis said, "Each one of these respected executives has played a role in the strong growth of Disney's distribution and channel businesses. As we move towards integration in our distribution activities and further investment in our local market presence and new media activity, I'm delighted to be working with them and their teams to ensure our clients have the best service and support, and to drive our distribution business to further success."

Powell, in her new role, will drive content sales in the UK and Ireland, Germany, France, Nordic, Israel, and Benelux, working with the company's programme sales heads and their teams in local markets.

As SVP of programme distribution, EMEA (South), Touriello will lead programme sales activity in markets such as Italy, Spain, Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus and the Middle East, working closely with the company's programme sales heads and their teams. Based in Rome, she will report to Toumazis.

These two appointments will continue to drive the EMEA sales success previously lead by Jim Brehm, SVP, sales, EMEA, who will be leaving at the end of this month, to relocate back to Los Angeles, after two years with Disney-ABC International Television.

Kyriacou will lead new media sales and strategy within the integrated business, across both channel and programme distribution, with a focus on developing activity with nascent platforms such as PC, IPTV, mobile and other consumer devices. She will lead the new media team in identifying opportunities for additional exposure and competitive advantage in the new media space, working closely with Powell, Tauriello and Simon Amselem, SVP, channel distribution, EMEA. She will be based in London and report to Toumazis.

Kyriacou is currently VP of portfolio development, EMEA and joined Disney in March 1995.

Tow will work across all channel, programme and new media distribution, reporting to Peter Wiley, SVP and European general counsel, the Walt Disney Company Ltd, working closely with Toumazis.
 
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