To manage the growth of Turner CN Enterprises across the EMEA region, the company has brought on a handful of new hires.

Maria Rosaria Milone is stepping up from her position as territory manager for Italy and into the newly created role of commercial director EMEA, brand licensing, consumer products & events. Joe Braman is also taking on the role of commercial director for mobile & non-linear distribution, who’ll be assisted by account managers Jonathan Riesel and Francesca Balabio, while on the DVD side Marc Melton and Kelly Moore as commercial and product managers will be on hand. Milone and Braman will report directly to Alan Fenwick, VP of Turner CN Enterprises.

The new territory manager for France is Sandra Selva-Abril while Kathrin Schenk joins the company as territory manager for Germany. They’ll manage the development of Turner CN Enterprises regional licensing programs, working with licensing agents Canal+ (France) and Concept – TV & Merchandising (Germany), also working closely with Milone on brand strategies.

Over at the company’s London HQ, Jenny Brown has joined as licensing executive, while Denyce Whitney comes aboard as a contracts administrator and Zoe Papadopoullou is the new licensing account manager in the UK, reporting to Graham Saltmarsh.