AIB member CNBC Europe, the pan-European financial and business TV channel, has announced the appointment of Mick Buckley to a newly created position of Executive Vice President and Commercial Director. Buckley (39) will oversee all commercial aspects of the business and work with the sales, marketing and public relations teams. In addition, he will work with Lindsey Oliver, Senior Vice President, Director of Network and Legal Affairs, to exploit the channel’s distribution opportunities.
Prior to joining CNBC Europe, Buckley spent 7 years at Turner Broadcasting Systems Europe, where he held a series of distribution and sales roles for a number of Turner channels including CNN and its entertainment properties, ultimately holding the position of Executive Vice President, TBS News Networks and UK Managing Director.