Img Media Appoints Tom Harrison

IMG Media has announced that Tom Harrison is to head up the company’s media distribution business in the UK and Ireland. He will also continue to have responsibility for international cricket board rights.

Harrison, who returns to London after a six-year spell in Asia, will report directly to Ioris Francini, EVP, head of global sales and acquisitions and will continue to  report to Chris Guinness, SVP, head of IMG Media, Asia Pacific, on cricket business. He will also oversee media rights sales and development for the Indian sub-continent on a transitional basis.

Francini said: ‘Tom is a very talented and committed professional with a thorough knowledge of the media landscape and is held in high regard by both rights holders and customers in the UK and abroad. He will no doubt thrive in this new role and we are proud to have him represent our business interests in such a key market to IMG Media.’