MUMBAI: National Geographic Television (NGT) US president Michael Rosenfeld has announced that Michael Castro has joined NGT as VP operations.

Castro is charged with overseeing the production operations and post-production side of NGT, following a major reorganization of the documentary television unit.

Rosenfeld says, "Michael’s background in broadcast and cable will prove highly beneficial to National Geographic. His extensive experience and expertise in running production, post production and operations at a number of broadcast networks and cable channels will greatly benefit NGT as we continue to ramp up production."

Castro joins NGT from his own consulting practice, where projects included relaunching the syndicated tabloid programme A Current Affair for 20th Television, producing the high-definition television news coverage of the Democratic and Republican national conventions in 2004 and, most recently, working with Fox News Channel.