BBC Worldwide Americas taps Sriraman

Distribution vet Soumya Sriraman will join BBC Worldwide Americas as professional V . p . of Home Theatre and Certification. BBC Americas introduced Tuesday it's hired Sriraman, who was simply most recently leader and Boss for Palisades Tartan US and Uk. She'll begin her new publish on November. 1. BBC mentioned Sriraman can lead to taking advantage of revenues within the BBC's DVD and certification business in the usa and Canada by growing the organization through awesome product, taking advantage of distribution, creating partners and developing brand platforms. She'll account to company Chief Operating Officer, Ann Sarnoff. "There exists a impressive DVD arm together with a certification business that's starting to achieve traction," Sarnoff mentioned. Soumya's extensive connection with home theatre, combined along with her business drive and fresh perspective make her a perfect choice to grow both companies and lead them into the future. " At Palisades Tartan, Sriraman headed the relaunch in the Tartan brand. She was formerly senior V . p . at Vivendi, Universal Music and Video Distributions shot entertainment arm and held positions at Warner Home Video and Universal Home Theatre. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com