Singapore – CNBC announced the appointment of Junji Sumitani as vice president, advertising sales. Based in Singapore, Sumitani will report to Satpal Brainch, president and managing director of CNBC Asia Pacific. In this capacity, Sumitani will be responsible for all advertising sales from the Asia Pacific region. He will oversee CNBC’s regional advertising sales and sales support teams and will also be responsible for developing strategies to provide custom made integrated solutions to clients. He joins CNBC after 14 years with CNN International.