HONG KONG – Kenneth Tan has been appointed COO of Singapore's influential Media Development Authority. He replaces Man Shu Sum, who left to join TV powerhouse Mark Burnett Asia, and starts on May 2, 2008.

          Tan was formerly MD of exhib chain Golden Village Singapore and is current chairman of the Singapore Film Society. Prior to his position

at Golden Village, Mr Tan, 43, was the Chief Executive Officer of MediaCorp Radio and Chief Operating Officer of MediaCorp TV.

          "We're very pleased to welcome Kenneth on board. His arrival will help us accelerate the pace of our industry development and promotion efforts regionally and internationally, and help groom our creative talents to make a mark in our budding film-making industry" Dr Christopher Chia, the MDA's CEO, said. "His

rich industry experience and strong business ties will improve the reach and

relevance of Made-by-Singapore media content, products and services for local and international audiences and provide greater impetus to our drive to make Singapore the media gateway between Asia and the world.”

          In January last year Tan was famously forced to pay token damages to settle a defamation suit with CK Phoon, then CEO of co-parent company Golden Harvest.

          In a separate court case that alleged that "serious corporate governance failures," and was dropped in January 2008, Golden Harvest singled out Tan for criticism. It accused him of acting against the board's wishes in agreeing to a ticket price hike. It also said that Tan's role as prexy of the Singapore Film Society was a conflict of interest with his day job.

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