Zodiac Kids’ Marathon Media is expanding in Asia with Stéphane Aldebert leading the charge as regional director for the company’s new Hong Kong office.

Aldebert, who previously managed 2D, 3D and stop-motion productions for Method Films and Amuse Films, will be responsible for strengthening Marathon Media’s relationships with producers, animation studios, game developers, publishers, distributors, licensing agents and merchandising companies across the territory.

Before his new appointment at Marathon, Aldebert served as Marathon’s head of production and then director of development.

Marathon Media currently makes approximately 60 animated episodes a year in South Korea and recently completed a deal with Singapore-based Scrawl Studios to produce two seasons of a new half-hour animated series entitled Star Princess.