Named Vice President of International Sales Sonia Mehandjiyska
to Attend the Cannes International Film Festival
NEEDHAM, MASS and LOS ANGELES, CA (May 12, 2009) - Independent global distributor Echo Bridge Entertainment continues to ramp up its sales executive ranks with the appointment of Sonia Mehandjiyska to the post of Vice President of International Sales, Eastern Europe. The announcement was made today by Dan March, Executive Vice President, Echo Bridge Entertainment, to whom she will report.
Mehandjiyska's appointment is the fourth senior sales executive appointment this year, following the addition of Natalie Yuen to the newly created position of Vice President, International Sales, Asia Pacific; Melissa Caron to the post of Vice President, International Sales, Europe; and Emilia Nuccio's appointment to Vice President, International Sales with a focus on Latin America and U.S. Hispanic market. Mehandjiyska will spearhead the company's sales activities in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina> , Croatia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia> , Macedonia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_%28country%29> , Montenegro <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegro> , Serbia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia> , Slovenia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia> , Kosovo and Turkey. She will first represent the company at the upcoming Cannes International Film Festival.
to Attend the Cannes International Film Festival
NEEDHAM, MASS and LOS ANGELES, CA (May 12, 2009) - Independent global distributor Echo Bridge Entertainment continues to ramp up its sales executive ranks with the appointment of Sonia Mehandjiyska to the post of Vice President of International Sales, Eastern Europe. The announcement was made today by Dan March, Executive Vice President, Echo Bridge Entertainment, to whom she will report.
Mehandjiyska's appointment is the fourth senior sales executive appointment this year, following the addition of Natalie Yuen to the newly created position of Vice President, International Sales, Asia Pacific; Melissa Caron to the post of Vice President, International Sales, Europe; and Emilia Nuccio's appointment to Vice President, International Sales with a focus on Latin America and U.S. Hispanic market. Mehandjiyska will spearhead the company's sales activities in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina> , Croatia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia> , Macedonia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_%28country%29> , Montenegro <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegro> , Serbia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia> , Slovenia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia> , Kosovo and Turkey. She will first represent the company at the upcoming Cannes International Film Festival.
The Company's slate of new theatrical films include Inhale, starring Dermot Mulroney, Diane Kruger and Sam Shepherd; American Virgin, starring Rob Schneider and Jenna Dewan; and the My Life in Ruins, starring Nia Vardalos and Richard Dreyfus. All three films are screening at the Cannes International Film Festival.
"Our strategic goal since the acquisition of Alliance Atlantis International Distribution last year has been to appoint talented executives with considerable expertise in key regional markets to represent our company," commented March. "Each of our new executives is keenly aware of the film and television content requirement of clients in their regions." He adds, " We are very pleased to have Sonia as part our sales team and to introduce our new theatrical line-up to the Eastern European buyers at the Cannes Film Festival."
Prior to her appointment at Echo Bridge Entertainment, Mehandjiyska served as Director, International Sales at MRG Inc., and represented programming from the company's two distribution subsidiaries, Lightning Entertainment and Mainline Releasing. Previously, she served as Director, International Sales for Gibraltar International and Alain Siritzky Productions.
About Echo Bridge Entertainment
Echo Bridge Entertainment is an independent distribution company that acquires and distributes motion pictures, television programming, home entertainment, family entertainment and video-on-demand content throughout the world.
In April 2008, Echo Bridge Entertainment acquired Alliance Atlantis International Distribution from Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. The acquisition adds the distribution rights to over 5,500 hours of first run and catalog programming to the Echo Bridge Entertainment Library, creating one of the largest independent distributors of film and television programming worldwide, with a combined portfolio of over 11,000 titles.
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment distributes directly to virtually all major U.S. and Canadian retailers.
Echo Bridge Entertainment has something for everyone--it's "The Entertainment Alternative for What the World Wants to See." For more information about the company and products, please visit: www.echobridgeentertainment.com <http://www.echobridgeentertainment.com> .
"Our strategic goal since the acquisition of Alliance Atlantis International Distribution last year has been to appoint talented executives with considerable expertise in key regional markets to represent our company," commented March. "Each of our new executives is keenly aware of the film and television content requirement of clients in their regions." He adds, " We are very pleased to have Sonia as part our sales team and to introduce our new theatrical line-up to the Eastern European buyers at the Cannes Film Festival."
Prior to her appointment at Echo Bridge Entertainment, Mehandjiyska served as Director, International Sales at MRG Inc., and represented programming from the company's two distribution subsidiaries, Lightning Entertainment and Mainline Releasing. Previously, she served as Director, International Sales for Gibraltar International and Alain Siritzky Productions.
About Echo Bridge Entertainment
Echo Bridge Entertainment is an independent distribution company that acquires and distributes motion pictures, television programming, home entertainment, family entertainment and video-on-demand content throughout the world.
In April 2008, Echo Bridge Entertainment acquired Alliance Atlantis International Distribution from Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. The acquisition adds the distribution rights to over 5,500 hours of first run and catalog programming to the Echo Bridge Entertainment Library, creating one of the largest independent distributors of film and television programming worldwide, with a combined portfolio of over 11,000 titles.
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment distributes directly to virtually all major U.S. and Canadian retailers.
Echo Bridge Entertainment has something for everyone--it's "The Entertainment Alternative for What the World Wants to See." For more information about the company and products, please visit: www.echobridgeentertainment.com <http://www.echobridgeentertainment.com> .
