Kanal D targets Lat Am with Perez hire

Turkey’s Kanal D International has hired a sales executive, Mikaela Perez, who will lead a push into Latin America.

Perez will be based in Istanbul, and will report to Kerim Emrah Turna, director of business development and sales for the Americas and Africa at Kanal D International.

She will be charged with overseeing regional accounts, selling shows such as War of the Roses to local broadcasters and platforms.

Emrah Turna was recently promoted to his current role, alongside Ezgi Ural, who took on Europe, MENA and Asia.

Kanal D International is the global sales arm of Turkish media giant Dogan TV Holding, which owns the Kanal D and teve2 networks, plus CNN Turk, producer D-Productions, DTH operator D-Smart, SVOD service BluTV and other thematic linear channels.