Avinash Himatsinghani bids farewell to Fox Intl Channels
Himatsinghani will step down at the end of this calendar year. He is looking to set up his own business “in the not so distant future”
Avinash Himatsinghani, who has served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, South East Asia of Fox International Channels (FIC) since October 2009, has decided to step down at the end of this calendar year and explore other opportunities.
Serving more than 11 years at FIC, Himatsinghani was part of the early team that helped build the FIC business to where it is today. Starting off in 2001, first as part of STAR’s advertising sales team in Hong Kong, Himatsinghani moved on to set up National Geographic Channel’s regional advertising sales business across Asia Pacific, helping build the sales teams across markets and driving some key partnerships that have become the cornerstone for Fox One Stop Media, as the advertising sales business is known today.
More recently as SVP and GM of SE Asia based out of Singapore, Himatsinghani was instrumental in creating local market teams in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand as well as establishing strong partnerships with affiliates in these markets.
“Avi is an incredibly talented executive who has helped us build each of our markets into a strong local business with teams on the ground, great distribution, ad sales partnerships and great affiliate relationships,” said Zubin Gandevia, COO, Fox International Channels, Asia-Pacific.
Ward Platt, President, Fox International Channels, Asia Pacific, added here, “Avi brought a high level of commitment, spirit and integrity to the FIC organisation as a whole. He leaves behind a business with high growth potential and a team of extremely talented local leaders and managers.”
On leaving FIC, Himatsinghani said, “The time has come for me to move on and explore new ventures - the entrepreneurial spirit in me has been kindled and I look forward to setting up my own business in the not so distant future.”
