The Walt Disney Company has announced the appointment of John Cracknell as managing director of The Walt Disney Company Australia Pty Ltd. All Disney lines of business in Australia and New Zealand will be integrated under a single operational structure all reporting to Cracknell. "Disney has operated in Australia for over 22 years and John has played a key role in the business for 18 of those years," said Andy Bird, chairman, Walt Disney International. "His local market understanding, expertise, … [Read more...] about John Cracknell named MD, The Walt Disney Company Australia and New Zealand
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New MD for FremantleMedia India
London - FremantleMedia announced the appointment of Saurindra Kumar Barua(Raj) as managing director, FremantleMedia India. Raj will be based in Mumbai and report to Patrick Schult, FremantleMedia Asia's CEO, who is based in Singapore. In his new position, Raj will build a new team and will work closely with various divisions within the FremantleMedia group to leverage its relationships and its content to establish a production operation to service the Indian market. Before joining … [Read more...] about New MD for FremantleMedia India
Pink promoted to SVP Business News CNBC
Singapore - CNBC Asia Pacific president and managing director Jeremy Pink becomes senior vice president business news at CNBC effective 8 June 2009. He fills the position vacated by Jonathan Wald end-March, heading off to CNBC’s Englewood Cliffs HQ this week, where he will be based from 8 June. In an internal memo, CNBC president Mark Hoffmann said that Tyler Mathisen will retain responsibility for business news during the transition period, before returning to his role as managing editor. … [Read more...] about Pink promoted to SVP Business News CNBC
