Roch Pellerin, a veteran of the television industry with extensive professional experience throughout Europe and North America, will be based in Al Jazeera's headquarters in Doha, Qatar. Prior to joining Al Jazeera, Roch Pellerin spent seven years at Disney/ ESPN as the managing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa of ESPN Classic Ltd.
''The Al Jazeera Network continues to make great strides in global distribution with Al Jazeera English now reaching more than 220 million households in more than 100 countries,'' said Al Anstey, director of media development for Al Jazeera. ''We know there are still many markets that are eager to have access to our cutting-edge news and programming and Roch Pellerin brings with him the global experience and industry insight to reach new regions and expand our presence in current markets.''
