HanWay, Jeremy Thomas and Thierry Wase-Bailey's sales company, has promoted Ana Ayesta to the newly-created position of manager, international sales.

Ayesta will handle sales to Scandinavia, Switzerland and South Africa and have overall responsibility for South East Asia excluding to Korea. Reporting to Wase-Bailey, she already handles Spain, Latin America, Portugal, Greece, Israel, Turkey, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

The UK-based company's current slate includes The Squid & The Whale, directed by Noah Baumbach and produced by Wes Anderson and Peter Newman; Khyentse Norbu's Travellers & Magicians; and Young Adam, starring Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan and Emily Mortimer.