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All For One

At Singapore's historic Fullerton Hotel last February, a choice collection of Animal Planet International staffers from around the world could be found walking about the Doric columns and champagne-colored lobby. Though the setting was idyllic, this was no vacation. The group in attendance - Peter Weil, Animal Planet International's GM and senior vice president; Stephen Friedman, VP of strategic marketing in Latin America and Iberia; Linda Chelley, VP of research in Europe; James Gibbons, VP of programming in Asia; and Petra Buchanan, VP of communications for Discovery Networks International (who recently departed the organization; see People on the Move, pg. 16) - did nothing but eat, breathe and dream about all aspects of the channel for three days.

October 1, 2003

At Singapore's historic Fullerton Hotel last February, a choice collection of Animal Planet International staffers from around the world could be found walking about the Doric columns and champagne-colored lobby. Though the setting was idyllic, this was no vacation. The group in attendance - Peter Weil, Animal Planet International's GM and senior vice president; Stephen Friedman, VP of strategic marketing in Latin America and Iberia; Linda Chelley, VP of research in Europe; James Gibbons, VP of programming in Asia; and Petra Buchanan, VP of communications for Discovery Networks International (who recently departed the organization; see People on the Move, pg. 16) - did nothing but eat, breathe and dream about all aspects of the channel for three days.