New York– A+E Networks has expanded its International Formats Sales Team, it was announced by Ellen Lovejoy, Vice President International Content Sales.

Naomi Koh has been named Director, International Format Sales; Paul Hardy was appointed International Roving Executive Producer; and Robyn Hurd, Senior Director, International Content Sales takes on an expanded role managing Format Sales in EMEA with direct responsibility for the UK and EMEA.

Koh joins A+E Networks from Channel 5, where she served as Head of Studio Partnerships.  In this role, she managed the Channel 5 content production fund for commissions across the Viacom channels. Koh reports to Hurd.

In his new role as International Roving Executive Producer, Paul Hardy moves from the Lifetime U.S. development team to A+E Networks’ International program development team.  In his new role, Hardy will support the sales and creative execution of format sales to third party production companies, platforms and global format partners. Hardy reports to Sally Habbershaw, Vice President, International Programming, Production and Operations.

Robyn Hurd expands her role as Senior Director, International Content Sales, adding oversight of Format Sales in EMEA, directly overseeing the UK market.  Hurd also manages content distribution in the UK, Ireland, Benelux, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. Hurd will report to Lovejoy on format sales and continue reporting to Denis Cantin, Vice President, Head of Content Sales, EMEA on program sales.