VIMN makes commercial hires down under

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has added a VP of commercial and business development and a programme sales manager for Australia and New Zealand.

Chris Ellis

As VP of commercial and business development, Chris Ellis will be responsible for managing content distribution partnerships for brands including MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central across platforms in both countries.

Ellis will report to Ben Richardson, senior VP and general manager of VIMN Australia and New Zealand, and will be based at the company’s Darlinghurst office. He joins VIMN from consulting firm Blue Road Group, having previously held roles at Trinity Mirror, MySpace and AOL, among others.

Meanwhile, Robyn Campbell has joined VIMN as programme sales manager and will manage all programme sales to third-party broadcasters across Australia and New Zealand.

Campbell, who joined Flame Distribution in Sydney in October last year, will report to Ellis and Lauren Marriott, VIMN’s UK-based VP of international programme sales.

Campbell was previously a senior sales manager at ABC Commercial, responsible for sales business for Australia, New Zealand and Asia. She also held a similar position at BBC Worldwide.