Karol Bek to take on Country Manager role for Romania at A+E Networks EMEA

Karol Bek, Senior Commercial Director at A+E Networks EMEA, will take on an additional role of Country Manager for Romania. Bek, who joined the company in 2013, will oversee all distribution, ad sales, programming and marketing activities in Romania, with a focus on new business and developing a stronger non-linear presence for The History Channel and Crime+Investigation in the market.

He will continue to hold his Senior Commercial Director role operating out of the Warsaw office, managing the creation and implementation of a long-term commercial strategy and the development of the broadcaster's channels in Central Europe, as well as maintaining business relations with affiliate clients in the region.

Bek will continue to report to Izabella Wiley, SVP, General Manager of A+E Networks CEE. The team in the A+E Networks EMEA Warsaw hub – led by Wiley - oversees the company’s business across 17 countries in the region, including Poland, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Serbia.

“This year marks 14 years since the inauguration of the localized History Channel feed in Romania, which is available to 9 million viewers in Romania, maintaining the number one factual brand position in the country for the ninth consecutive year. We see the enthusiasm that both our viewers and our market partners have for our brand and programming. Our ambition is to continue to tell local stories on the History Channel and to launch a localized feed for our true-crime channel Crime+Investigation,”  Karol Bek commented.