ITV Studios poaches Worldwide executive and restructures sales team

ITV Studios Global Entertainment has recruited Phil Sequeira from BBC Worldwide and he will be part of a restructured EMEA sales operation.

Sequeira will be senior sales executive at ITVS GE.

Other changes amid the EMEA restructure include the promotion of David Wilcox and Jennifer Ebell to VP North West EMEA and VP South East EMEA respectively.

David Wilcox’s team will consist of Phil Sequeira and Emily Thompson, who has been promoted to sales executive. Jennifer Ebell’s team comprises existing staff, André Renaud, senior sales executive and Fabio Etienne-Tinchant, sales executive.

Wilcox and Ebell will report to Jayne Redpath, senior VP EMEA.

Sequeira has been at BBC Worldwide since 2009, most recently covering territories within the EMEA region. He will join ITVS GE in early April.

Redpath said: “[Phil’s] appointment completes the restructure of the EMEA sales division, putting us in a strong position as we look to develop new and existing relationships across the region.”