New Appointments at FIC Asia

HONG KONG: FOX International Channels (FIC) in Asia has expanded the roles of Rohit D’Silva and David Shin and tapped Prakash Ramchandani to oversee nonlinear initiatives.

D’Silva, who has been with the pan-regional broadcaster for more than a decade, has been appointed to the newly created role of executive VP of commercial, overseeing revenue streams outside of ad sales across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. This includes affiliate and nonlinear partnerships, international channel distribution outside of Asia and content syndication. He will also continue to oversee sports acquisitions at FOX Sports, based in Singapore. He reports to both Joon Lee, executive VP of content and communications for Asia Pacific and Middle East and managing director of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia; and Zubin Gandevia, president of Asia Pacific and Middle East.

Shin has been upped to general manager for Japan, overseeing all of FIC's operations in the market, encompassing P&L, growth opportunities, content, marketing and channel operations. With FIC since 2009, he reports to Gandevia in his new post.

New to FIC is Prakash Ramchandani, appointed as VP of nonlinear products for Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. He comes to the group from Spuul and reports to Joon Lee.

Lee commented, “Our business is growing rapidly in Asia and our success depends in large part on having the right leaders in place. Rohit and David have been an integral part of the FIC Asia family so I can’t think of better executives to take on the roles they have. Non-linear products are a big part of our future and I’m pleased to have an experienced executive like Prakash onboard to help us drive this area. He is a pioneer and early mover in this space and I have no doubt he will take our plans forward rapidly.”

“As our business grows, so do our people,” added Gandevia. “We have a clear vision for our business and having the right talent in key roles is integral to achieving all that we want to achieve. I am lucky to be surrounded by very capable executives who complement each other and are equally driven to achieve our vision. FIC Asia’s leadership team will continue to strengthen and I look forward to taking our business to new heights as a team.”