BBC WorldwideLtd. appointed Tom Fussell its new CFO, effective May 3.

Fussell was most recently CFO at production company ShineGroup. He also held various finance posts at the U.K.'sBritish BroadcastingCorp. from 1997 to 2007, according to an April 8 news release.

He will replace Andrew Bott, who unit , TBI Vision reported the same day.

Meanwhile, BBC Worldwide's U.S. division hired SergeiKuharsky as strategy and business development chief, according to a separateApril 8 TBI Vision report.

Kuharsky was general manager at 'sFood Network (US).