A+E Networks Bolsters Sales Team in Asia

NEW YORK: As of today, Pooja Nirmal Kant has come on board as A+E Networks’ senior manager of international content sales for Asia.

Kant will work out of Singapore under Ling Sze Gan, the company’s senior director of international content sales for Asia. Her primary responsibility will be to supervise program sales for Southeast Asia.

Previously, Kant was the assistant manager of sales development for Southeast Asia at The Walt Disney Company, where she oversaw aspects of sales distribution and management. Before that she was a sales coordinator for Asia at NBC Universal International Television Distribution.

"We are very excited to welcome Pooja to our team," noted Marielle Zuccarelli, the managing director of international content distribution at A+E Networks. "We are confident that her track record in sales and expertise in the Asian territories will continue to boost our activities within the region."