Bruno is going to promote Asian Net big time.Mr. Bruno Wu, Executive Chairman. Mr. Bruno Wu is the cofounder and Executive Chairman of Sun Media Investment Holdings Ltd. (SMIH), one of the leading private media groups in the PRC. Sun Media Investment Holdings Ltd. currently holds investment interests in 11 media related companies in Asia and its portfolio includes 31 magazine titles, 3 newspapers, 10 broadcasting television channels, 3 websites and various equity stakes in internet, multimedia products, education and college, sports and racing, and music and entertainment. SMIH currently operates in 15 cities across 9 counties and regions.
Prior to SMIH, Mr. Wu was the Chief Operating Officer from June 1998 to February 1999 of ATV, one of the two free-to-air networks in Hong Kong. He drastically improved ATV’s performance ratings and financial standings. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Wu was also the co-chairman of SINA Corporation, the world’s largest Chinese internet media company. Mr. Wu received his Diploma of Studies in French Civilization from the University of Savoie, France in 1987, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration-Finance from Culver-Stockton College in Missouri in 1990. He later received his Master of Arts in International Affairs from Washington University, Missouri in 1993, and in 2001, he received his Ph.D. from the International Politics Department of College of Law, Fudan University, Shanghai, PRC.
Mr. Wu is a member of the international council of Museum of Television and Radio in New York and Los Angeles, and a member of both the International Council and the Foundation of The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences USA, the organization that issues the annual International Emmy Award. In 2003, Mr. Wu was appointed as the Chairman of the iEMMYs Festival for a term of two years. Mr. Wu is also a trustee of the Board of Foreign Affairs University of China, the cradle of Chinese diplomats. In October 1998, Mr. Wu received the Super Media Star Award issued by Hong Kong – Macau Distinguished Person’s Society.