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Benjamin Li
Oct 15, 2008

Star names CFO as China president

HONG KONG - Star TV has promoted its group CFO John Lau (pictured) to the newly created posted of president, China and Taiwan.

Star names CFO as China president
With Jack Gao, CEO of Star China, and Daniel Cheung, CEO of Star Taiwan, reporting to him, Lau will overseeing Star’s overall business interests in these two markets.

Lau joined Star in 1998 as senior VP, finance, and was promoted to lead the finance team in 2000. Prior to that, he was CFO of San Miguel Brewing International, and also held senior financial executive role at GE Information Services, Philip Morris Asia and Deloitte & Touche in Los Angeles.

Lau reports to Paul Aiello, CEO of STAR.

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