IMG Media Hires BBC Worldwide’s Mark Young

LONDON, March 16: IMG
Media has appointed BBC Worldwide global TV sales chief Mark Young as senior VP
of entertainment sales and acquisitions worldwide, effective in May.

Young
joins IMG Media after more than 14 years at BBC Worldwide, where he was most
recently the MD of global TV sales, overseeing 40,000 hours of annual program
sales.

Michel
Masquelier, the EVP of IMG Media, said: “I am delighted to welcome Mark on
board. He has a fantastic track record in international sales and we will
greatly benefit from his expertise.”