Liu Changle, Chairman of the Board and CEO, PhoenixSatellite Television Holdings Limited, Hong Kong S.A.R.

Liu Changle is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong-based Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd, which operates five channels, including a 24-hour news channel, and can be seen across the Asia Pacific, North America, Europe and North Africa. After working at the Central Radio Station in Beijing, Liu went into private business in 1988, basing himself in Singapore and trading in petroleum and other products. He formed a joint-venture partnership with News Corporation and established Phoenix Television in March 1996. Phoenix went public in 2000 and is listed on the Hong Kong Growth Enterprise Market. Liu is the Justice of the Peace of Hong Kong, and also the largest shareholder in Asia Television Limited, Hong Kong’s second largest free-to-air television broadcaster. He is a Director of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and is chairman of the 2005 and 2006 EMMYs Festival.