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Exec appointment at Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon Australia NZ appoints a new Vice President and General Manager.

Jihee Nam 2Nickelodeon Networks Australia and New Zealand has appointed Jihee Nam as its Vice President and General Manager.

She has been the Vice President / Head of Digital Media for Viacom International Media Networks Asia since 2009.

Nam replaces Ben Richardson who was promoted to Sr. Vice President and General Manager, Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Australia and New Zealand in February.

“This is a tremendous opportunity to both leverage my experience abroad and return to Australia, and I’m very excited to work with the award-winning and well-regarded team at Nickelodeon,” she said.

“Jihee has been at the forefront of VIMN’s digital expansion across Asia, and I’m delighted to welcome her back to Australia to lead Nickelodeon’s business,” Richardson added.

“She is a true trailblazer who knows the value of the Nickelodeon’s brand, and I’m sure she’ll take the business to new and exciting heights.”

Ms. Nam returns to Australia after a lengthy career in Asia having held positions with Viacom International Media Networks, CNET Networks, online gaming company CCR and Korean news platform, Hankook Ilbo. She initially joined VIMN in 2005 as the head of digital media in Korea, leading MTV and Nickelodeon websites to be some of the most trafficked within the organisation.

In 2009, she was promoted to Vice President / Head of Digital Media where she oversaw all of VIMN’s digital businesses in Japan, China, Korea and Southeast Asia. Under her leadership, the company launched historic content partnerships with CCTV in China, SBS in Korea and Gyao! in Japan. She was also responsible for the development of bespoke digital products in partnership with VIMN’s commercial partners throughout the region including StarHub, AirAsia, Sunway Resorts, Lenovo, WeChat, Baidu and many others.

Ms. Nam was also a contributing writer to McGraw-Hill’s “Emerging Powerhouses: The Asian Internet Handbook, Episode IV” and a starting member of the Korea Digital Content Future Forum established by the Ministry of Information and Communication. Multilingual in Korean, Spanish and English and a native of Sydney, Ms. Nam is a graduate of Wesley College and holds a masters diploma in Psychology.

She will be based at Nickelodeon’s North Ryde headquarters and report to Ben Richardson when she commences on 16th June.

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