Stepping into the shoes of Mr Carl Chang, who has moved on to
Tom.com, Mr Kam Kwok Leung has taken over as CEO of Metro Broadcast
Corporation in Hong Kong.
After extensive stints in the broadcasting industry, which included
being GM of Star TV's Chinese channel from 1991, Mr Kam joined Metro
Broadcast in 1998 as a principal consultant.
Mr Raymond Leung has been hired to work with Ms Angela Pih at Dentsu
Young & Rubicam, in the role of associate director, business
development.
Making the leap into the advertising world from his former director of
marketing post at The Kerry Centre Hotel in Beijing, Mr Leung is
handling regional projects from DY&R's Hong Kong office.
Texon Media has appointed Mr Teren Lai as sales director.
Texon chief executive Shirley Dirkin said the appointment was part of a
drive to increase Texon's panel network in Hong Kong from 2,000 to 4,000
by year end.
Prior to his hire at Texon, Mr Lai was assistant general manager of In
Express Media.
The international interactive sales division at Turner International
Asia-Pacific has appointed Ms Holly Heritage in the newly-created role
of regional sales director.
Turner Asia-Pacific senior VP, ad sales, Dave Dickman said Ms Heritage's
hire was the result of the increased growth of the Internet business,
warranting the expansion of Turner's interactive sales division in
Asia-Pacific.
Prior to joining Turner International, she was head of interactive
advertising sales at the Far Eastern Economic Review.
AdForce Inc has appointed Mr David Ho as managing director for the
firm's Asian arm, AdForce Asia.
Delivering Internet advertising to the region, Mr Ho's role will include
overseeing the company's development and business operations in China,
Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.
Before his hire, Mr Ho served as vice-president of operations for iMagic
Infomedia Technology, overseeing worldwide business operations.
He reports directly to AdForce CEO Chuck Berger.
