DECODE Expands Sales Team

TORONTO/LONDON, October
27: DECODE Enterprises has appointed Emmanuelle Bon to handle sales for
French-speaking Europe, Benelux and Scandinavia across the company’s
distribution catalogue.

As territory manager, she
will be leading the sales efforts for the company’s catalogue, which includes
programming from , which includes programming from
DECODE Entertainment, Halifax Film and Studio B Productions, as well as
third-party fare. Based in London, Bon will report to DECODE’s
VP of distribution, Josh Scherba.

Bon joins DECODE from
Entertainment Rights, where she was responsible for sales to French-speaking
territories and Benelux. Previously, Bon was head of acquisitions for Canal J
and Fox Kids.

Neil Court, the president of
DECODE Enterprises, said: “We’re very pleased to add someone of Emmanuelle’s calibre to our sales team. She has tremendous experience as
both a broadcaster and distributor in the French market, which has always been
a most important territory for us. Together with Josh Scherba
and Lara Ilie, our territory manager for Italy,
Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, we have a strong sales
team in place.”

—By Kristin Brzoznowski