HONG
KONG and TAIPEI /PRNewswire/ --
Next Media Animation (NMA) today announced that Indra Suharjono
will join NMA as its CEO based in Taiwan.
Effective immediately, Suharjono will be responsible in driving and
delivering on the growth plans of the company and to establish NMA
as the premier animation studio inAsia and
home to creators worldwide. Suharjono will succeed Kith Ng,
who will join the board of NMA and focus on NMA productions and new
technology with the Media Lab.
Today's announcement was made by Jimmy
Lai, to whom Suharjono will report.
"Indra
brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Next Media Animation
and will be a tremendous asset in realizing our goals as we enter
into our next phase of growth," commented Jimmy
Lai, Chairman of Next Media Animation. "We are aggressively
moving forward with plans to grow our animation production in the
kids' space and Indra has the relationships and acumen to help
drive this expansion. She will be a perfect complement to our
NMA team."
Building on Next Media Animation's existing successful business,
Suharjono will be working with creators to develop animation
for Asia and
the rest of the world in time, on model and on budget.
Suharjono is one of the leading media executives in
the Asia
Pacific region with a consistent record of successful
accomplishments and hundreds of millions of dollars in retail, ad
sales and distribution revenue -- specializing
in the kids & family, and youth entertainment space. From
2005 to 2014 Indra rose through Viacom International Media Networks
Asia from Vice President of Consumer Products to lead all of Viacom
International Media Networks' as Executive Vice President & MD.
Overseeing such giant network properties as MTV, MTV Live,
Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., and Comedy Central Brands, Suharjono ran a
business seen in over 242 million middle and high-income households
in Asia.
From
2001 to 2004 Suharjono was Vice-President and Deputy General
Manager, Asia
Pacific with Turner Entertainment Networks Asia, Inc.,
where she oversaw Cartoon Network and Turner Classic Movies
(TCM). From 1992 to 2001 Indra worked with US studio giant
Warner Bros., rising from Marketing Manager, overseeing advertising
and promotion of theatrical releases, to Regional Head of Marketing
& Creative Services of Consumer Products for Asia.
About Next Media Animation
Next
Media Animation is one of the largest 3D computer animation studios
in Asia,
with more than 500 creators and animators based
in Taipei,
Taiwan. NMA additionally has offices in Hong
Kong, Japan,
and the United
States. NMA is also the fastest 3D animation studio in the
world. NMA is focused on creating, developing, and funding
innovative and creative projects including high-quality
entertainment contents across multiple media platforms and
distribution channels all in a fraction of time it takes
traditional studio to do.
Known
around the world for its daily CG animated news stories with
millions of followers; NMA is one of the few fully digital content
studios in Asia.
The studio handles every step of the 3D animation content workflow:
from storyboard to real-time 3D production to CG animation. NMA's
vision is to provide more interactive entertainment content through
key distribution channels in the fastest time. Next Media Animation
opens a new world of rich entertainment experiences to a rapidly
mobile worldwide community.
www.nextmediaanimation.com
Media Contact:
Jessica
Wu
+886-2-6601-3684
International Marketing Manager
[email protected]
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