Jon Penn, the new Managing Director for BBC Worldwide Australia & New Zealand (ANZ), has made some strategic changes to key roles in his senior team, to prepare the company for growth in the territory. Deirdre Brennan is to become the Director of Content, taking responsibility for content management and development in the region, overseeing format production, drama investment and the editorial delivery of the ANZ channels. Blair McQuade has taken on the new role of Chief Commercial Officer … [Read more...] about New roles for top team at BBC Worldwide Australia & New Zealand
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BBC Worldwide appoints Jon Penn as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand
BBC Worldwide has announced that Jon Penn, currently CEO Asia Pacific, FremantleMedia Enterprises, is to take up the new role of Managing Director, BBC Worldwide Australasia in April. Penn succeeds former General Manager Tony Iffland and Australasia’s interim General Manager Blair McQuade. His responsibilities will include ownership of the region’s P&L under BBC Worldwide’s new Balanced Regionalisation plans, which aims to significantly increase revenue in the … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide appoints Jon Penn as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand
