Franck Villet (pictured) has been appointed as Universal Music's chief operating officer in Asia.

Based in Hong Kong, Villet will play a key role in enterprising operational and commercial growth across the region.

Villet has extensive senior commercial/financial management experience, working in global digital media and consumer tech business, having held COO/CFO roles with Activision Blizzard Inc/Vivendi Games in Asia and France, as general manager for EA Mobile Singapore and most recently consulting digital and media interactive start up projects in ...