DRG Ups Sales Exec

LONDON: Patrick Roberts, who has been serving as VP of sales at Digital Rights Group (DRG), has been upped to senior VP of international sales, taking over for Christina Willoughby, who leaves the company at the end of the month.

Roberts joined DRG when the group acquired Channel 4 International in November 2007. He takes up his new role, which sees him running the day-to-day operations of the DRG sales team, effective March 1.

Jonathan Jackson, the COO at DRG, commented: "Patrick is a very experienced and respected professional and has demonstrated he has all the skills to take on this new role as we enter a very exciting phase in the group’s development.”