BREAKING. Jana Bennett out as president of BBC Worldwide Networks as BBC Worldwide restructures into 7 geographical worldwide regions.

Jana Bennett is out as the president of BBC Worldwide Networks which runs the BBC's commercial portfolio of channels such as BBC Entertainment, BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and CBeebies in South Africa and across the world.

Jana Bennett is leaving BBC Worldwide Networks later this year as BBC Worldwide Networks announced a major restructure with a bigger focus on international markets which will come into effect on 1 October.

BBC Worldwide will be doing away with its five global divisions and move to 7 geographical regions with South Africa and Africa falling in a new CEEMEA (Central and Eastern Europe; Middle East and Africa) region which BBC Worldwide sees as being part of a "high growth group".

The other regions will be North America, UK, Australia/New Zealand, Western Europe, Asia and Latin America. Each of these 7 regions will report into 4 presidents, all of whom will report to John Smith, the BBC Worldwide CEO.

"The new organisation is designed to help us capture untapped opportunities for high quality British content and BBC branded services across the world in order to sustain our track record of strong growth into the future," says John Smith in a statement. "It has been worked out over a number of months, with inputs from across the world, and throughout our company. I believe it will accelerate delivery of our global portfolio, and help us drive future growth and returns for the BBC."

In a separate statement from BBC Worldwide Jana Bennett says "My time at BBC Worldwide has been exciting and stimulating. I am delighted to have grown the BBC's international channel portfolio at a time when global markets are so highly competitive and to have brought quality British programmes and events to new audiences around the world."

She said that with the restructuring she feels "this is a good moment for me to work outside BBC Worldwide".