Helen Round has been named to the position of International Marketing and Communications Manager at 4Kids Ent. International. Round will report to Senior International Marketing and Communications Manager Charlotte Hill.

Round will manage 4Kids' brands and agents in a number of EMEA territories including Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Benelux, Portugal, Turkey, Israel, the Middle East, and Africa. She will work alongside Hill, who focuses on France, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, Greece and Eastern Europe at the company's European office.

With a background in marketing and promotions that includes music, TV and radio, Round brings a wide range of experience in the media and entertainment industries to her new role. Before joining 4Kids, she spent three years with MTV Networks International's Emerging Markets sector as a marketing executive with a strong focus on raising brand awareness and managing localized channels. Her previous roles included Promotions Manager at Sony Music in Switzerland, where she was responsible for the promotion of Columbia artists in the country, and. Head of Acquisitions for a privately owned Swiss national television company.

4Kids has also announced new responsibilities for Senior Licensing Coordinator, UK, Nicola Elliott who will take on the responsibilities of, Emily French Ullah, UK Licensing Manager, while Ullah is on maternity leave.