Oskar Malmquist
COO - Head of Legal & Business Affairs
Oskar’s first employment in the media industry was in the late nineties with Scandinavian Broadcasting Systems (SBS) in London as Legal & Business Affairs. Since then he has been working with multiple broadcasters and publishers, while focusing on audiovisual entertainment.
Oskar´s favourite series of all times is Designated Survivor.
Michael Russ
CFO
Prior to joining Eccho Rights in July 2024, Michael worked for more than 14 years in different Finance positions in various media companies such as SKY, ProSiebenSat.1, Axel Springer and Turner Broadcasting. Since January 2024 he has been Head of Group Finance at our mother company Night Train Media.
Michael holds a Master’s degree in Business from the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg as well as a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Hull.
Handan Özkubat
Director of Turkish Drama
Handan started out her career as a talent manager and casting director, but moved into sales and acquisitions in 2009.
Handan's job is to develop the Eccho Rights business in Turkey with new exciting relationships.
Naturally, Handan’s favourite TV genre is Turkish drama!
Lucy Roberts
Director of Sales, Nordics and English speaking world
Lucy started out her career in distribution at ITV Studios, holding roles in format and readymade sales at BBC Studios, Keshet International, All3Media and NENT Studios UK, before moving to Eccho Rights in 2021. She is responsible for licensing our extensive scripted catalogue into Western Europe as well as inputting into the acquisition and development process.
She has found herself in the right place at Eccho as drama is her passion. Whilst she loves watching all the new dramas, her favourite series of all time is The Wire which she has seen too many times to count...
Barbora Suster
Head of Latin America & Iberia
Both Barbora’s parents worked in film and television and she decided to follow in their footsteps and study film production. She soon realised, however, that international sales was her future and spent eight years at Imagina /Globomedia.
Barbora joined Eccho Rights in 2015 and now heads up the sales and acquisitions for the company in Latin America.
Barbora’s mum used to say that she liked watching all moving images and she’s still a massive consumer of all types of drama shows.
Melis Hamamcioglu
Director of Digital Media Acquisition & Content Sales
Melis joined Eccho Rights from Calinos Entertainment London Office where she had worked as International Content Sales Director, having previously held various sales and acquisitions roles at Fox Networks Group, Tivibu (1st IPTV Platform in Turkey) and Digiturk (now beIN). At Eccho Rights, in addition to managing sales of the company's full catalogue in MENA, Israel and India, Melis handles Turkish Drama sales in Western Europe, and is furthermore acquiring content specifically for digital platforms and is part of our London team.
Whether to acquire, to sell or for her free time, she likes to watch all types of dramas and believes the content is still the king!
Tess Charman
Director of Sales, France, Germany, Italy, Benelux
Tess has worked within international distribution since leaving university having started her career at FremantleMedia then moving within various roles at major UK and US entertainment businesses including Warner Bros, Shed Media Group, Entertainment One and MGM. She was most recently VP of EMEA for Avalon Distribution before joining Eccho Rights at the end of 2023.
Now working closely alongside the co-productions and acquisition teams, Tess represents the Eccho Rights catalogue within Germany, France, Italy and Benelux. She loves all genres of Film and Television and couldn’t possibly begin to think of one favourite!
Berkin Nalbantli
Sales Consultant, CEE and Africa
Berkin brings years of television industry experience in both linear and online programming, and international distribution, to his role as a Sales Consultant for Eccho Rights, covering the territories of CEE and Africa.
Originally from Istanbul but now working with our London office, Berkin's in-depth insights into the Turkish Drama industry are second only to his encyclopaedic knowledge of international cinema and pop culture.
David Seton
Head of Marketing
David came to Eccho Rights via various roles in the hospitality industry and then a photographic tech start-up, working both at home in the UK and abroad.
This proved to be the ideal preparation for his role handling Eccho Rights' marketing presence throughout the varied territories in which we operate.
Aside from watching his beloved England cricket team, David enjoys sitcoms, crime thrillers and political drama series.
Umut Ulutas
Head of Delivery and Localisation
Umut started his career as an editing assistant at Imaj Production Company in 2007 but moved into Traffic Coordinator in 2011. After 10 years at Fox International Channels, followed by a two year stint with HBO (Warner Media), Umut joined Eccho Rights in July of 2023 as Head of Delivery and Localisation.
Outside of work, Umut enjoys watching European Basketball games (Euroleague) as well as the NBA.
Caitlin Meek-O'Connor
Digital Commercial Director
Based in London, Caitlin is a dynamic and seasoned executive with over 15 years of experience in the global television distribution industry. Specializing in the digital exploitation of television content, Caitlin has a proven track record of driving revenue growth and expanding market presence. At Eccho Rights, Caitlin is responsible for all direct-to-consumer activity, running the social team, looking after FAST output and implementing strategies for new platforms & revenue streams.
Outside of work, Caitlin loves travelling with her family and her favourite show is Modern Family.
Hatice Bayhan
Accounting Manager, Istanbul
Hatice studied Business Administration at university, going on to become a member of the İstanbul Chamber of Certified Public Accountants and working in several sectors before joining Eccho Rights in July 2021.
Outside of work, she likes to feed her soul by reading books, watching science fiction and comedy movies and TV series, hiking and diving.
Jennifer Loo
Financial Controller
Having completed her Masters majoring in Accounting in her native Finland, Jennifer moved across the Baltic Sea to Sweden in 2022, joining Eccho Rights a year later.
When she’s not making sure the books are in order at our Stockholm office, Jennifer can be found on the football pitch - though in the middle of the Nordic winter she prefers a cup of coffee on the sofa with trashy reality dating shows on the TV.
Chantal Kryou
Junior Legal Counsel
Chantal graduated from Uppsala University with a Master of Law, and has previously worked as a legal advisor. Her specific interest in Entertainment Law stems from her passion for Music, Fashion and TV.
She loves a mixture of easy-going tv-series such as New Girl and heavier programs like Black Mirror. When Chantal is not watching her favourite shows or drafting and reviewing contracts, she enjoys going to the gym, painting and is currently learning how to sew!
Violeta Trincado
Sales Coordinator of LATAM & Iberia
Raised by a producer father and director mother, and surrounded by the inspirational creativity of cinema and television, Violeta was intrigued by the business of distribution and moved to Madrid to pursue a career that started in acquisitions, before moving over to the sales side and landing at Eccho Rights in 2022.
Violeta loves classic black and white cinema, and her fondest memories are of nights watching the Marx Brothers filmography with her family.
Christer Norén
Distribution and Delivery Coordinator
Christer's passion for culture began at an early age and he was soon acting in plays, before training as a drama teacher. He moved away from the stage and began working as an editor and technical manager on several Swedish reality TV shows, before joining the delivery department at Eccho Rights.
Christer grew up watching The X-files and still loves to relive the glorious 90s. When he's not catching up with Mulder and Scully he likes to get out and about, pursuing his newfound passion for photography.
Felicia Holst
Marketing Manager
Felicia graduated with first class honours from film school in London, and having focused on the world of Korean Drama for much of her studies, she has brought a unique knowledge and passion for international TV to our marketing team.
As well as drama, Felicia’s K-obsession extends to the world of K-Pop, and she has even started learning Korean to keep up with the latest news on her favourite idols.
Sarah Postlethwaite
Western Drama Team Coordinator
Sarah joined the team at Eccho’s London office in January 2023, following stints in marketing at AMC Networks and Entertainment One. With a passion for storytelling, Sarah now coordinates everything behind the scenes on the development and sales of our English language line-up.
A fan of mini-series and thrillers, the latest season of White Lotus was a particular favourite and Sarah says “when I grow up I want to be Jennifer Coolidge”.
Michelle Hammenfeldt
Graphic Designer
After graduating from Konstfack, the University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, Michelle worked with theatre for almost 10 years as an Art Director and graphic designer. Later moving on to the world of television and film, she worked with SVT, The Swedish public service television, making key art for some of Sweden’s biggest tv shows. Michelle has a very fast but lazy greyhound/whippet dog named Comet, who is also a part of the Stockholm office.
When she is not obsessing over the latest season of Love is Blind (or some artsy documentary in the theatre) – she enjoys art, bird watching and writing poetry.
Ayşegül Yardımcı
Accounting Assistant
Ayşegül joined the Eccho Rights team in February 2023 after having studied Finance at İzmir Dokuz Eylül University. Parallel to her studies, Ayşegül took French lessons and worked as a sales assistant in a bookstore.
With a passion for film and literature, Ayşegül is a major fan of directors Park Chan-Wook and Wong Kar-Wai. On rainy weekends, you can find her reading Jane Austen or Emily Brontë while listening to California Dreaming’ on vinyl.
Ozan Hasirci
Digital Media Supervisor
Ozan is a licensed Electronic and Communication Technician. His career started in Eurosport’s Turkish office as a playout technician in 2002 and after various positions as video and camera editor, he joined the Eccho Rights Digital Management team in 2019.
During his spare time Ozan enjoys playing guitar, watching anime and playing video games. He is also a fan of watching TV series, his all time favourite series are Breaking Bad and Modern Family.
Meriç Konca
Digital Media Supervisor
During his career in digital media, Meriç has created and led campaigns across multiple digital channels, gaining particular expertise in management of YouTube channels, ads in the platform and broadcasting strategy.
He loves the opportunity to be creative and innovative at work, as well as the interesting insights and conversations that come from meeting so many new people.
In his free time, Meriç likes walking and exploring new places around the city.
Büşra Kamış
SEO Specialist
Büşra began her career as a web editor, gaining experience with international news agencies and learning the ins and outs of the world of SEO. She now puts this to work optimising our Youtube channels' performance on the web.
Büşra loves sitcoms as well as Turkish TV series. She is keen on dramas with tension even though she can be an emotional person herself!
Melike Çiltaş
Video Editor
While studying Web Design in high school, Melike developed a passion for Youtube, and after completing her education in computer programming at university, she knew she wanted to work with Youtube Content Publishing.
She spends her free time reading, traveling, and constantly learning new things, and plans to further her undergraduate degree in her field.
Çağlar Alaca
Video Editor
Çağlar's route to becoming a video editor was certainly unique, having studied machine engineering, he worked as a lighting engineer and then journalist. He came to Eccho Rights having most recently worked as a social media specialist for a variety of media companies including Turkey's Show TV.
When he's not editing content for our Youtube channels, Çağlar can be found on his bike, spending time with "the world's best dog" and dreaming of the sea.
Uğur Yılmaz
Digital Team Intern
Uğur became interested in software and programming while he was studying Web Design in high school. He went on to study computer programming at university, and later landed an internship at Ay Yapım, one of Turkey's leading production companies. In the meantime, his interest in social media areas such as Youtube increased and he is currently continuing his education on open education Social Media management.
Like Sherlock, he is a fan of mystery series, movies and video games.
Hadiye Çaylak
Hospitality & Office Supervisor, Istanbul
With an educational background in Child Psychology and Development, Hadiye was always destined to take care of people. Though she moved into hospitality in a number of different industries, her warm smile and positive energy have always served her well in taking care of colleagues and hosting guests.
She loves comedy movies and is a huge fan of Turkish Drama series.