Promotions Made Within FME Licensing Group

NEW YORK: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has made four executive appointments within its North American licensing group, supporting the expanded focus on third party-brand representation, children’s programming and brand development, live events, digital content creation and gaming initiatives.

David Luner, the senior VP of consumer products and interactive at FME, has been upped to executive VP of consumer products, interactive and mobile. This expands his remit to include an upcoming slate of children’s content, licensed and original game grands and the digital content development division.

Olivier Delfosse, who’s been serving as the director of interactive at FME, is to become the VP of interactive, mobile and digital content. He will lead the continued expansion of the company’s gaming activities, including social media gaming, as well as build upon the recent successes in the digital content and mobile brand extensions.

Chris Donnan expands his post from senior manager to director of live events. He takes on added responsibility for producing touring shows and budgeting across all areas of FME’s live events.

Dhivyah Ramanath joins the FME team as senior manager of consumer products: softlines. Ramanath is responsible for growing the apparel, accessory and publishing businesses.

Delfosse and Ramanath will report to Luner, and Donnan will report to Andy Felsher, FME’s senior VP of entertainment, games and live events.

“Our licensing team in the Americas is one of the best in the business,” said Keith Hindle, the CEO for the Americas at FremantleMedia Enterprises. “Building on FME’s heritage of hugely successful, multi-platform programs, such as American Idol, these changes reflect our investment in key growth areas such as third-party representation, live events, digital content and social gaming.”