Star appoints John Lau as president, China and Taiwan

Televisionpoint.com Correspondent | Hong Kong
Star TV has appointed John Lau, current group CFO, as president, China and Taiwan. Lau will be tasked with overseeing Star's overall business interests in these two markets with Jack Gao, CEO, Star China and Daniel Cheung, CEO, Star Taiwan reporting to him.

Succeeding Lau as Star's group CFO will be Eun J. Cho, who has been serving as the company's deputy CFO since April 2008. In her expanded portfolio, Cho will oversee the finance functions across the region and will also take a lead role in formulating financial strategies for the company. Both Lau and Cho will report to Paul Aiello, CEO, Star TV.

Aiello commented, "Since joining Star in 1998, John has contributed enormously towards formulating the company's overall financial planning and strategies. He has gained important insights into the inner workings of our business and has been involved in many aspects of our operations."

Aiello continued, "Since she came onboard as deputy CFO, Eun has been engaged in every aspect of the financial operations of the company while focusing on driving efficiencies in our financial planning & reporting, systems and processes. Eun has a broad and deep understanding of the media business and I am fully confident that she will bring new insights to the CFO role and be a valued successor to John."

Lau joined Star in 1998 as senior vice-president, finance and was promoted to lead the company's finance team in 2000. Cho joined Star in April 2008 as deputy CFO from the Walt Disney Company, where she worked for 13 years in the U.S., the Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) regions.