ESS Names New Head of HR

SINGAPORE, November 20:
Stephen Richards has been appointed as the VP of human resources for ESPN STAR
Sports (ESS), where he will be responsible for the development and management
of all the company's HR activities.

Based in Singapore,
Richardson will report to Manu Sawhney, the managing director of ESS.
Richardson has worked in a number of HR capacities in the U.K. and the Asia
Pacific, most recently with the Fonterra Group.

Sawhney said,
"I am very pleased to welcome Stephen to ESPN STAR Sports. With his
extensive experience, I am confident that he will be able to further strengthen
the employee focus of our organization as we continue to remain committed to
making human capital and staff welfare a top priority."

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski