BBC Studios Names AsiaPac GMs

Fiona Lang and Ryan Shiotani have been named as general managers at BBC Studios Asia Pacific, reporting to Executive VP Jon Penn.

Lang has been upped to general manager for Australia and New Zealand, based in Sydney, while Shiotani takes on oversight for South and Southeast Asia out of the Singapore office.

Penn commented, “As COO for ANZ, Fiona has clearly demonstrated her strategic and commercial ability, as well as an aptitude for project and team leadership. Ryan has successfully developed and led the branded services portfolio in Asia, recently stepping up as acting SVP for branded services and demonstrating his business leadership credentials.”