Michael Connolly is MTV senior VP consumer products

MUMBAI: MTV Networks International has appointed Michael Connolly as its new senior VP of consumer products.

Connolly will be responsible for MTVN‘s international consumer products operations and related global strategies, outside the US.
 
Connolly will direct business operations and the management of consumer products offices in New York, Miami, Toronto, London, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Singapore, Seoul, Spain, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
 
MTV COO Pierluigi Gazzolo says, “Michael‘s extensive international and domestic experience in merchandise planning, licensing and retail solutions across diverse lines of business, is a tremendous asset to the organisation as we continue to drive the global growth of our properties and brands through innovative partnerships and deeper collaboration amongst key stakeholders”.
 
Connolly, who arrives from Disney Consumer Products, takes over the role from Jean-Philippe Randisi.