Thursday, February 10, 2011

New Vice-President at NHK

NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation's President, Masayuki Matsumoto, named Naoji Ono as Vice-President today.

Mr Ono is currently President and CEO of NHK Enterprises Inc, the business arm of NHK, and will officially assume his new role on Thursday.

At a press conference held at NHK Broadcasting Centre, Mr Matsumoto, who took office 15 days ago, said: "Mr Ono has a long and distinguished career in programming and a thorough understanding of the role of a broadcaster in the digital era. With his exemplary decision-making and leadership skills, I am convinced Mr Ono will fulfill his new role with distinction."

Mr Ono said: "NHK is about to draw up its next Corporate Plan, and we must undertake further reform. I would like to make the most of my experience in the business arm and support President Matsumoto as we take on this challenging task."

Mr Ono, 63, joined NHK in 1971 as a programme director after graduating from Tokyo University. He served several years in NHK's Okayama station and moved to its Tokyo headquarters where he mainly worked as a science producer.

In the late 1990s, Mr Ono was a vice-chairman of the ABU Programme Committee, while he was head of the Science Programmes Division of NHK.

At NHK he held key posts in the Programme Production Department, the Programming Department, and the Corporate Planning Bureau before becoming Managing Director in 2005. He moved to NHK Enterprises Inc. in 2007 and was appointed as President and CEO the following year.

(Source : Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Website)

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