Ana Lydia Montoya named Mexicanal’s deputy general manager based in Mexico City

Strengthening its management team, Mexicanal has hired industry veteran Ana Lydia Montoya Herrera as deputy general manager. Based in Mexico City, Montoya will be in charge of the network’s operation and production divisions.

Additionally, Montoya will work in the development of other media business ventures as an executive member of the content division of Castalia Communications.

“We are very pleased to have Ana Lydia joining our team,” commented Luis Torres-Bohl, Mexicanal’s founder and president. “We know her experience and knowledge will contribute greatly to our strengthening and growth objectives for Mexicanal, which soon will include more distribution in Canada and other territories, as well as new productions and programming acquisitions for the network.”

With over 25 years in the media industry, Montoya’s professional experience includes production, content acquisition, talent management, as well as strong knowledge of and connections with independent producers and distributors. She joins Mexicanal from Televisa where she last held the position of Director of programming for Pay TV.