Nickelodeon, one of the most globally recognized and widely distributed multimedia brands for kids, today announced the appointment of Dan Frugtniet as Vice President, Licensing & Consumer Products Business Development for Nickelodeon International. In this role, Dan will responsible for driving the ongoing expansion of Nickelodeon’s international’s consumer products business and maintaining the developing growth of the business in Russia/CIS, India, South Africa, Israel and the CEE/Adria region. He will report directly to Mark Kingston, General Manager and Senior Vice President of Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) EMEA and International Promotions & CPG

Dan first joined the Viacom International Media Networks team in 2010, and has helped to develop the company’s business in the growing EMEA region. Mark Kingston commented, “Dan has been an invaluable member of our team here at Viacom, and we are thrilled to have him in this role. Dan demonstrates a flexible and entrepreneurial approach to building the business across diverse and complex markets, and we’re confident in his ability to help us to continue to drive growth and build relationships with our partners across the markets for which he is responsible.”