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Michelle Guthrie

Michelle Guthrie, Chief Executive Officer of STAR

Michelle Guthrie was named Chief Executive Officer of STAR in November 2003. STAR, a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation, is Asia's leading media and entertainment company, serving more than 300 million viewers across 53 Asian countries with over 50 television services in eight languages.

Michelle began her career at STAR in June 2000 and advanced through a series of management posts, including Senior Vice President, Business Development and Executive Vice President for Regional Distribution and Business Development before her promotion to CEO.

Michelle has more than 15 years of experience in the pay-TV industry, having worked with FOXTEL in Australia and BSkyB in the UK. Earlier in her career, she was a lawyer at Allen, Allen & Hemsley in Sydney and Singapore, focusing on the media and technology sector.

Michelle serves on the boards of VeriSign and STAR's joint venture companies Phoenix Satellite Television, China Network Systems and Balaji Telefilms Ltd.

In addition, she is on The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) Council of Governors, which collectively shapes the industry's actions on a wide range of issues in the region.

Michelle was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in January 2005 and was honoured as the Veuve Clicquot Hong Kong Business Woman of the Year in April 2005.

 

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