Turner Asia Pacific Ups Ian Carroll

HONG KONG, September 13:
Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific has bolstered its senior management
with the promotion of Ian Carroll from senior VP and general manager to
executive VP.

In his new role, Carroll
will oversee the company’s foray in new areas of business and will play an
instrumental role in identifying new opportunities for Turner to reach a wider
audience in Asia. He will also continue his oversight of the company’s content
sales businesses and business development.

Carroll joined Turner in
1998 as a regional counsel and was promoted to VP of business affairs the next
year. He has since served as senior VP and general manager, and his
responsibilities have expanded to include managing content sales, marketing and
overseeing business development. Prior to Turner, Carroll worked at Denton Hall
in Hong Kong and Allen, Allen & Hemsley in Sydney.