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MUMBAI:
Al Jazeera has announced that Nigel Parsons, previously Al
Jazeera English (AJE) MD, has been named the new MD of business
acquisition and development.
In his new role, Parsonsl will capitalise on his experience
of launching AJE to oversee new business opportunities.
Parsons
says, “This is an exciting opportunity for me and I am very pleased that
I will be able to expand Al Jazeera’s unique vision into new international
markets. In particular, I hope to use the experience gained launching the first
Middle East-based English language news channel to expand the brand across a number
of world languages.
"In
time, even more people around the world will have access to
Al Jazeera’s distinctive brand of independent, impartial
news.”
Al
Jazeera Network DG Wadah Khanfar says, “Nigel has a wealth
of experience managing Al Jazeera English’s successful
launch. We look forward to seeing this knowledge and experience
help introduce new Al Jazeera initiatives into markets around
the world.
Based
in Doha, Parsons will capitalize on the Network’s access in the Middle East,
Africa and Asia and will focus on providing access to Al Jazeera’s content
to other news organizations globally. | 
