MUMBAI: News broadcaster CNBC Asia Pacific has announced the promotion of Gregg Creevey to senior VP, sales and marketing.     

Creevey joined CNBC a year ago as senior VP, distribution and channel strategy. In his expanded role, he will oversee ad sales, network and programming distribution, business development and marketing functions of the network. He will be directly responsible for all of the network's revenue-generating sources including advertising sales, subscription and network development.

Creevey has over 17 years of experience in the Asia Pacific broadcast industry. Prior to joining CNBC, he was one of the longest standing and most experienced executives at Turner Broadcasting. CNBC Asia Pacific president and CEO Alexander Brown said, "This is an extremely well-deserved promotion. When Gregg joined us last year, we were banking on his experience to drive our distribution business to another level. He has done that and much more. Gregg's position in our industry in Asia is unparalleled, and this appointment represents an opportunity for the other divisions of our company to benefit from Gregg's leadership and his vast experience in our business."