SINGAPORE/NEW YORK – 25 June 2014 – Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) announced today that Mark Whitehead has been appointed Executive Vice President and Managing Director of the company’s operations in Asia.
In this position, which he will assume in August, Whitehead will report directly to Bob Bakish, VIMN’s President and CEO, and be based in Singapore. He will oversee all of VIMN’s brands and businesses across China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore; the company’s brand portfolio in Asia includes MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. and Comedy Central. He succeeds Indra Suharjono, who will be leaving the company at the end of June.
“As we continue to take advantage of exciting growth opportunities in Asia, we’re thrilled to have Mark join Viacom given his extensive experience working across the region, his strong background in sales and marketing, and his proven track record of success,” said Bakish. “We’re confident that Mark’s clear strategic vision and leadership will be invaluable assets as we take our businesses and brands in Asia to the next level. I also want to thank Indra for her many contributions to the company over the past nine years, which have set us up for our next phase of growth.”
Whitehead said: “I’m excited about the momentum that Viacom has in Asia, and it’s an honor to be joining such a strong team. I’m looking forward to building partnerships and identifying even more ways that we can grow and expand our business in the region.”
Before joining VIMN, Whitehead was Senior Vice President and General Manager of BBC Worldwide Southeast Asia since 2009, where he led the organization to several years of growth and expanded its footprint with multiple channel launches. Prior to that, he held key roles at Discovery Networks Asia (Senior Vice President – Revenue, from 2004 to 2009; Vice President, Advertising Sales from 2002 to 2004). Before that, Whitehead served in a series of advertising sales positions in Europe and Asia at CNN International from 1996 to 2002.
Whitehead holds an honor’s degree in architectural studies from Oxford Polytechnic.
# # #
About Viacom International Media Networks
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), is comprised of many of the world’s most popular multimedia entertainment brands, including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount Channel, VH1, VIVA, COLORS, Game One and Tr3s: MTV, Música y Más. Viacom brands are seen globally in more than 700 million households in approximately 170 territories and 37 languages via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile TV properties. Keep up with VIMN news by visiting the VIMN PR Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/VIMN_PR. For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com, blog.viacom.com and the Viacom Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/Viacom.
Contacts:
Julia Phelps, VIMN (New York), julia.phelps@vimn.com, +1 212 846 5288
Adeline Ong, VIMN (Singapore), adeline.ong@vimn.com, +65 6420 7240