WildBrain CPLG Realigns European Teams

It’s already been a big year for WildBrain CPLG and the moves continue as the company realigns its European teams in an effort to further drive growth.

The global licensing agency, which represents properties from Hasbro, Spin Master, and Peanuts in select territories, promoted two executives to manage its new divisions.

London-based John Taylor (pictured top left) has been appointed to vice president, Northern Europe and managing director, UK and France. Barcelona-based Pau Pascual (pictured top right) steps into the role of vice president, Southern Europe and managing director, Iberia and MENA. Taylor and Pascual report to Maarten Weck, WildBrain CPLG’s executive vice president and managing director.

“I feel confident that under our new European management regions, spearheaded by the highly experienced John and Pau, we will be able to further synergize our pan-European offering to drive growth for licensors and continue the strategic evolution and expansion of WildBrain CPLG,” Weck says.

WildBrain CPLG maintains licensing offices in the U.S., the UK, Benelux, Nordics, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Poland, Greece, Turkey, Russia, and the Middle East.

In recent months, the company has made a number of executive moves as it continues to bolster staff in select regions. Most recently, the company expanded its team in Greece and added a lifestyle division.

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