Paolo is also responsible for the Content Sales business in EMEA, covering the vast portfolio of content coming from The Walt Disney Company’s television and motion picture studios. ![]() He is responsible for affiliate distribution agreements for Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer propositions and for affiliate sales of channels and non-linear subscription services across Disney’s combined entertainment, kids, factual and sports portfolio. Paolo Agostinelli is Senior Vice President, Affiliate and Content Distribution, for The Walt Disney Company Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, AFFILIATE AND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION, THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY EMEA Kakhaber has a degree in International Law from Tblilisi state University, Georgia, as well as a Diploma in Journalism and holds MSc in International Management from University of London (Birkbeck). Prior to joining the Walt Disney Company, Kakhaber served as Regional Manager of Fox International Channels, worked as the Commercial Director and the General Manager of Jetix Europe for seven years, and was a telecoms analyst at business consulting firm Frost and Sullivan. In addition to his channels distribution role, since 2014 Kakhaber also lead Disney’s media distribution activities as a General Manager for Turkey, Greece, Israel and Middle East. Kakhaber joined Disney in 2008 as Vice President of Channel Distribution covering Italy, Iberia, CEE, Africa and Emerging Markets. In both roles he is also directly responsible for the Russia and CIS and CEE media businesses. Kakhaber Abashidze is the Country manager for The Walt Disney Company Russia & CIS and The Walt Disney Company Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) since 2019. He has lived in seven countries and is fluent in English, French, German and Spanish.Ĭountry manager and media head, The Walt Disney Company Russia & CIS and Central & Eastern Europe in Mechanical Engineering from The George Washington University in Washington D.C. Prior to joining 21st Century Fox, Koeppen held a variety of posts with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), including the role of Partner and Managing Director at the firm’s London branch, where he served as co-head of BCG’s worldwide Media Practice.īorn in Germany and raised in Brussels, he holds a Masters of Management from H.E.C. In his role as COO Europe & Asia he also represented 21st Century Fox on the boards of Sky Deutschland, Tata Sky, Phoenix TV (HK) and others. Accomplishments in this role included the completion of 32 transactions and major restructurings for the group in Europe and Asia, including the majority stake acquisition of Sky Deutschland, the establishment of Star India as a standalone entity and merging the remaining Star business with FIC/FNG Asia. ![]() In this role Jan had full P&L and operating responsibility for FNG’s regional businesses covering brands such as FOX, National Geographic, FOX Sports and BabyTV, as well as the non-video activities of National Geographic Partners.Ī seasoned media executive, Koeppen first joined FNG’s parent company, 21st Century Fox in 2009 (then News Corporation) as COO Europe & Asia. Jan joined The Walt Disney Company following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox, where he was President, Fox Networks Group (FNG) Europe & Africa. In his role, Jan is responsible for overseeing Disney’s portfolio across a diverse collection of countries with teams operating in 59 markets across 29 countries. Jan oversaw the successful rollout of Disney+ in EMEA in 2020, which is now available to more than 60 countries and territories in the region. He also closely collaborates with the consumer products team. Based out of Disney’s regional headquarters in London, Jan is accountable for Disney+, motion pictures, television including Disney channels, ESPN, FOX and National Geographic, media distribution, content sales and strategy and business development, as well as music and stage shows across EMEA. Jan Koeppen was appointed President, The Walt Disney Company Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in November 2019.
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