Turner SE Asia shakes up senior management
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Joseph O'Halloran
| 06 February 2017

In a drive to better develop its growing business in the region, Turner Asia Pacific has announced the establishment of a new South East Asia organisation and the appointment of a new regional lead.

To be based in Singapore, Vishal Dembla (pictured) has been named vice president and general manager of Turner South East Asia. In his previous capacity, he was responsible for Turner’s distribution and content sales in Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. His expanded geographical remit now also includes Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

In his new role, Dembla has been tasked with growing all of Turner’s commercial and channel operations within this increasingly important region, as well as the day-to-day management of its kids and entertainment businesses. Added to oversight of all commercial lines including ad-sales and content sales, Dembla will also lead the region’s programming, creative services and marketing departments for all of Turner’s kids and entertainment brands.

The team will also handle the network distribution side of the business – focusing on further expanding the reach of brands including CNN International, Warner TV, Oh!K, Cartoon Network and Boomerang in Southeast Asia.

“For the first time, we have aligned all our Southeast Asia efforts under one executive,” explained Phil Nelson, Turner’s managing director of South East Asia Pacific and North Asia. “Vishal has been an integral member of our senior management team – forging new initiatives and driving growth – and is well-positioned for this new role.”