Mediacorp has announced the appointment of Parminder (Parry) Singh as its Chief Commercial and Digital Officer, the latest in a series of hires that reflect the company’s changes in the digital age.
Parry said, “I’m excited about joining a pioneering organisation focused on maintaining leadership in an evolving landscape.”
“The convergence of online and offline offers exciting possibilities. I’m particularly thrilled by the opportunity to combine Mediacorp’s digital and mainstream media assets to deliver more complete and compelling solutions for our clients,” he added.
After spending over 20 years in global companies including Apple and IBM, Parry joins Mediacorp with a wealth of experience in digital business, sales and marketing.
Parry’s most recent appointments were at Twitter, where he was Managing Director, Southeast Asia, Middle East & North Africa and India and at Google as Managing Director, Display Solution Sales, Asia Pacific.
Shaun Seow, CEO, Mediacorp said Parry’s role combines what were previously two separate positions in the company. He explained, “Our monetisation efforts need to be more closely aligned with our digital product development, operations, audience acquisition and content marketing efforts. In our continuous search for talent, this meant that if we found a candidate qualified and willing to head the Commercial and Digital groups, we would combine the leadership roles to accelerate our progress in both areas. Parry will help us chart our digital roadmap ahead, broadening and deepening our engagement with online audiences. He is particularly well-placed, with his deep expertise in business and sales and a fresh perspective, to help our clients come up with targeted marketing solutions across our wide range of media.”
Seow thanked Shane Mitchell and Jack Lim for their contributions to the company in a memo to all employees. Mitchell was heading Mediacorp’s Digital Group for the last two years and Jack Lim was heading Mediacorp’s Commercial Group.
Mitchell resigned recently following his family’s relocation to Hong Kong and will stay on in the company for another three months to wrap up a number of development projects. Lim’s last day of service is also in June. He will be on leave till then.