Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has hired Wiggin’s Richard Parsons, the former director of corporate finance and legal affairs at BBC Worldwide, as senior vice president for corporate business and legal affairs in its international production division.

Parsons, most recently a consultant at media-focused firm Wiggin, will lead corporate business affairs for SPT’s international production operations outside the US. His London-based role will primarily involve managing deal execution on acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships.