Shaw Su-wei
Shao Suwei, also known as Shao Shuhui[1], English name: Shaw Soo Wei, is a Singaporean entrepreneur and Hong Kong media executive director[2].
Biography
Born in Singapore, she is originally from Zhuangshi, Zhenhai County, Zhejiang, and is the granddaughter of Asia-Pacific media mogul Run Run Shaw[3]. Her father is Shaw Weizhong, second son of Run Run Shaw, and her mother is Singaporean Chinese Philamae Wong. She studied in the United Kingdom and graduated from the University of Oxford in 1997 with a first-class honours Master's degree in Fine Arts[4]. She also studied at Harvard University in the United States[2]. Shao studied Chinese at Beijing Language and Culture University and is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. After returning from her studies, she served in the Singapore government for four years[2].
She later moved to California, USA, to work in the film and media industry. In 2007, she served as a marketing consultant at the well-known film magazine The Hollywood Reporter[2]. She worked at Warner Bros. Entertainment Group for ten years as a marketing director. In 2008, she became a special advisor for the Asia-Pacific region at Disney-ABC Television Group.
In 2008, she was appointed Executive Director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival and also held the same position at the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum and the Asian Film Awards. She initiated awards for "Industry Films" and "Short Films" at the festival for the first time[5]. She is also a board member of the Singapore International Film Festival[6]. In 2012, she became a venture partner and vice-chairperson of Gobi Partners Singapore[7].
References
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%82%B5%E7%B4%A0%E8%96%87#cite_ref-%E9%82%B5%E6%B7%91%E6%85%A7_1-0
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2008-09-22/17502178720.shtml
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%82%B5%E7%B4%A0%E8%96%87#cite_ref-3
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%82%B5%E7%B4%A0%E8%96%87#cite_ref-4
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%82%B5%E7%B4%A0%E8%96%87#cite_ref-5
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%82%B5%E7%B4%A0%E8%96%87#cite_ref-6
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%82%B5%E7%B4%A0%E8%96%87#cite_ref-7
- Singaporean entrepreneurs of Chinese descent
- Singaporean journalists of Chinese descent
- People from Zhenhai District
- Singaporeans of Ningbo descent
- Americans of Ningbo descent
- Harvard University alumni
- Businesspeople from Ningbo in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong businesspeople
- Ningbo business group
- University of Oxford alumni
- Beijing Language and Culture University alumni
- Run Run Shaw family