BBC Studios appoints Asia leads
BBC Studios (BBCS), the commercial and production arm of the UK pubcaster, has promoted two executives to lead content direction and global distribution in Asia.
Phil Hardman
Phil Hardman has been upped to general manager and senior VP for Asia and Ryan Shiotani becomes senior VP content for Asia and Greater China.
Previously, Hardman was the senior VP of commercial strategy for Asia and was the acting senior VP and general manager for Greater China last year, while Shiotani was senior VP and general manager for South and South-East Asia.
In his new role, Hardman will lead the global distribution teams working in Singapore, Mumbai and Seoul, as well as being responsibility for developing an Asian growth strategy, in territories including India, Japan and South Korea.
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BBC Studios Appoints SVP & GM for Asia
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Phil Hardman has been named as the new senior VP and general manager for Asia at BBC Studios.
Hardman will lead the global distribution teams working in Singapore, Mumbai and Seoul, as well as hold responsibility for developing the Asia growth strategy across the region. Until recently, Hardman was the senior VP of commercial strategy for Asia, and last year also took on the acting lead role of senior VP and general manager for Greater China, while recruitment was underway.
This organizational change streamlines the BBC Studios AsiaPac business structure, led by Hardman, Ding Ke as senior VP and GM for Greater China and Fiona Lang as GM for Australia and New Zealand. A new strategy manager for Asia will also be appointed to support the region.
BBC Studios names Phil Hardman as Senior VP & General Manager for Asia In his new role, Hardman will lead the Global Distribution teams working in Singapore, Mumbai and Seoul, as well as hold responsibility for developing the Asia growth strategy across the region by
Updated: Apr 8, 2021 1:27 PM
BBC Studios will align the key markets of India, South East Asia, Japan and Korea, in a group to be led by
Phil Hardman as the new
SVP & GM – Asia, BBC Studios. The appointment was announced today by Jon Penn, EVP, APAC, BBC Studios, as he outlined a simpler, more agile APAC structure to help drive future growth in the region.
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