MUMBAI: Avinash Himatsinghani, SVP and GM-South East Asia at Fox International Channels (FIC) Asia, has decided to move on.

Based out of Singapore, Himatsinghani will be with the company till the end of this calendar year.

He is quitting the company to explore other opportunities.

FIC COO- Asia-Pacific Zubin Gandevia said, "Avi is an incredibly talented executive who has helped us build each of our markets into a strong local business with teams on the ground, great distribution, ad sales partnerships and great affiliate relationships. We wish him all the very best in his new endeavor."

Himatsinghani added, "It has been a superb 11 years for me at FIC. The time has come for me to move on and explore new ventures - the entrepreneurial spirit in me has been kindled and I look forward to setting up my own business in the not so distant future."

Himatsinghani was a part of the early team that helped build the FIC business. He started off in 2001, first as part of Star?s ad sales team in Hong Kong, he moved on to set up National Geographic Channel?s regional ad sales business across APAC, helping build the sales teams across markets and driving some key partnerships that have become the cornerstone for Fox One Stop Media, as the advertising sales business is known today.