Gregg Creevey has been appointed senior vice-president, network distribution and content sales for Turner International Asia Pacific.

In his new position, Creevey will be responsible for managing network distribution, plus interactive and wireless content sales activities on behalf of CNN International, Cartoon Network and TCM in Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, North Asia, the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia, a company release says.

He and his team will also participate in the sales of all CNN broadcast services, including CNN excerpts, feature programming and International Newsource, to broadcasters in the Asia Pacific.

Creevey who was formerly vice-president for Turner's Network Distribution in Asia, joined the company in 1988 in London. He moved to Asia in 1994 and looked after distribution in Sydney, then moved to Turner's offices in Singapore. He is now based in the AOL Time Warner Asia Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong.