BBC Worldwide Creates New Sales Role

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has appointed Adam Bishop to the newly created role of VP of sales for German- and French-speaking territories.

In this role, Bishop is responsible for all television and digital sales, licensing and publishing across these key markets for BBC Worldwide. He is based in London and reports to Tobi de Graaff, the executive VP of Western Europe. Bishop will lead teams across London, Cologne and Paris. Bishop has worked at Procter & Gamble for the past 13 years.

“We look forward to Adam joining us, bringing with him a wealth of experience from another dynamic, very competitive industry,” commented de Graaff.

Bishop added: “I am incredibly excited to join the TV industry and honored that it is with BBC Worldwide, a world-class company that I have long admired. I look forward to working with the teams and our clients to further build the business in these important markets.”