Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentIn a management shakeup at top Middle East broadcaster MBC Group, CEO Marc Antoine d’Halluin has stepped down.
The executive has been replaced by his predecessor, Sam Barnett, who is returning as CEO following his resignation in December 2019 after 17 years with the company.Marc Antoine d’Halluin (pictured right) is not leaving MBC, however, having now been appointed as an advisor to its board in order “to guide its strategic vision,” a terse MBC statement said.Since taking the MBC helm, d’Halluin — a veteran TV exec who began his career at Sony Pictures Entertainment, served as CEO of Zodiak Media and had plenty of prior experience in the Middle East — successfully launched the broadcaster’s.
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