This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily on September 29, 2017

KUALA LUMPUR: Media Prima Bhd has appointed Johan Ishak as chief executive officer (CEO) of Media Prima Television Networks (MPTN) effective Oct 2.

Johan will oversee Media Prima’s TV3, ntv7, 8TV, TV9, tonton and the home-shopping business CJ Wow Shop. He will report to Media Prima’s group managing director (MD) Datuk Kamal Khalid.

In a statement yesterday, Media Prima said Johan, 42, will be responsible for the overall operations of MPTN and will focus on strengthening its core businesses while pursuing new business opportunities.

Prior to this, Johan had been the CEO of MyCreative Ventures Sdn Bhd since 2012, a government investment arm for the promotion of the Malaysian creative industry.

Previously, Johan also served as general manager of group finance at Media Prima from 2009 to 2012.

Apart from Johan, Media Prima also announced the appointment of Fan Chen Yip, 46, as head of key account management and media sales planning from Oct 16.

He will be responsible for driving the group’s key sales strategies to ensure sustainable revenue growth and will provide leadership and strategic direction for the group’s sales operations. He will report to Media Prima’s group MD.

Meanwhile, Alfian Talib, 41, has been appointed chief commercial officer of The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd (NSTP).

In his new role, Alfian will be overseeing the marketing, advertising sales and newspaper sales and distribution departments. He reports to the CEO of NSTP.