{"id":4498,"date":"2017-09-12T10:55:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T14:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/disney-sets-regional-hubs-asia\/"},"modified":"2017-09-12T10:55:22","modified_gmt":"2017-09-12T14:55:22","slug":"disney-sets-up-regional-hubs-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/disney-sets-up-regional-hubs-in-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Sets Up Regional Hubs in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Walt Disney International, part of The Walt Disney Company, has established a new management structure that sees the creation of North and South Asia regional hubs.<\/p>\n<p>The North Asia hub will merge Japan, South Korea and Greater China under the leadership of Luke Kang, the executive VP and managing director of Walt Disney International, North Asia. The South Asia hub combines India with the company\u2019s integrated Southeast Asian regional markets of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam. The South Asia hub will be led by Mahesh Samat, the senior VP and managing director of Walt Disney International, South Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Both positions report to Andy Bird, the chairman of Walt Disney International. Bird stated: \u201cOur international leadership teams are tasked to increase Disney brand affinity and awareness in key markets around the world. This new structure aligns and maximizes efficiencies around regions with similar opportunities and creates the momentum to accelerate growth for the company in these markets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuke and Mahesh have an acute understanding of our brands and franchises and long-standing expertise in our broader operations. This, combined with their understanding of the uniqueness of their markets, and intense entrepreneurial spirit, will continue the momentum we are experiencing in these dynamic regions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kang commented: \u201cIt is an honor to lead Walt Disney International in North Asia, which includes two of the biggest and most dynamic economies in the world. The region\u2019s ever-changing media and entertainment landscape as well as dynamic consumer products market provides incredible opportunity to continue to forge connections with our brands and franchises to drive growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Samat added: \u201cThe Southeast Asian region is characterized by its dynamic growth and extreme diversity. I am pleased to have the opportunity to lead both teams to create new, innovative ways for audiences to engage with our stories, brands and characters, and drive growth across our businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walt Disney International, part of The Walt Disney Company, has established a new management structure that sees the creation of North and South Asia regional hubs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[875,876],"class_list":["post-4498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-the-walt-disney-company","tag-walt-disney-international"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Disney Sets Up Regional Hubs in Asia - TVASIA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/disney-sets-up-regional-hubs-in-asia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Disney Sets Up Regional Hubs in Asia - TVASIA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Walt Disney International, part of The Walt Disney Company, has established a new management structure that sees the creation of North and South Asia regional hubs.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/disney-sets-up-regional-hubs-in-asia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVASIA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-09-12T14:55:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/logo.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/disney-sets-up-regional-hubs-in-asia\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/disney-sets-up-regional-hubs-in-asia\/\",\"name\":\"Disney Sets Up Regional Hubs in Asia - TVASIA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-09-12T14:55:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-09-12T14:55:22+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/disney-sets-up-regional-hubs-in-asia\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/disney-sets-up-regional-hubs-in-asia\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/disney-sets-up-regional-hubs-in-asia\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Disney Sets Up Regional Hubs in Asia\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/\",\"name\":\"TVASIA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\",\"name\":\"Sara Alessi\",\"description\":\"Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. 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