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MUMBAI: SPE Networks ? Asia (SPENA), home to pay-TV channel brands including AXN, AXN Beyond, Animax, Sony Entertainment Television, ONE and subscription video-on-demand channels PIX and PIX Thriller, has appointed a new head of communications to its Singapore-based head office.
Ben Tan joined the company as Associate Director of Communications, with effect from 3rd January 2011, replacing outgoing head of communications, Priscilla Yip. He is responsible for media relations and internal communications and reports directly to Ricky Ow, Senior Vice President & General Manager of SPENA.
The regional role will cover SPENA?s markets in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, India, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Tan brings with him more than 13 years of experience as a business correspondent and editor in London and Singapore with major news organizations such as Thomson Reuters, Dow Jones Newswires and MediaCorp, where he was Executive Editor of general news at MediaCorp?s Newshub multimedia operation.
Said Ow, ?Ben is a welcome addition to our senior team. His extensive experience as a business journalist and editor, coupled with his solid news sense and interest in social media, will help drive SPENA?s communications strategy to engage our viewers and other stakeholders more deeply.
