Buena Vista ups 4 execs abroad

Ott, Braun, Mitchell to veep, Battsek named sr. VP

By VARIETY STAFF

LONDON -- Buena Vista Intl., Disney's foreign theatrical distribution arm, has promoted its senior execs in the U.K. and Germany.

Daniel Battsek has been upped to senior VP and managing director of BVI UK, with Robert Mitchell becoming VP of U.K. marketing. Wolfgang Braun has been named senior VP, general manager and managing director of BVI Germany, and Christoph Ott becomes VP, distribution and assistant general manager of the German arm.