Mr. Liu Chang Le Chairman & CEO

Mr. LIU Changle, appointed on 2 February 2000, is the chairman and chief executive officer of Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Limited.

Mr. LIU graduated from Communication University of China in the early 1980s, and joined the China Central People’s Radio Station, with which he has held over the years the positions of reporter, editor, news commentator and senior management, and participated in the reporting and commentary of a number of important national occasions and events.

Mr. LIU’s PRC domestic and overseas investments include broadcasting, petroleum, infrastructure construction, real estate development, trading and cultural businesses.

On 31 March 1996, Mr. LIU, through Today’s Asia Limited, which is 93.3% owned by him, together with Satellite Television Asian Region Limited and China Wise International Limited, jointly founded Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited (“Phoenix HK”). He became and remains the chairman of the Board and the chief executive officer of Phoenix.

Mr. LIU Changle gained widespread accreditations from local and overseas for his enthusiasm and achievement in the media industry. In the recent years, he received the awards and honours as follows:

In August 2000, The Journalist of Taiwan, Ming Pao of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited jointly held a survey of “Power 50 Year 2000”. Mr. LIU ranked 78 among the 150 nominated candidates in the Greater China region.

In December 2000, Mr. LIU was selected as “Intellect of the Media” in the “Top Ten Pairs in Focus 2000” election organized by China Newsweek (中國新聞週刊), which is an emerging weekly for current China events that operates by China News Services (中國新聞社)

In June 2001, Mr. LIU was ranked 17th of Asia’s most influential communicators in “The Power 50 2001” survey organized by Asia Week. Mr. LIU was also listed in the “Man of the Cover in the 21st Century Award” (21世紀封面人物) jointly organized by United Nations Development Programme, Poverty Reduction Office of the State Council (國務院扶貧辦) and Hong Kong Commercial Daily.

In May 2004, Mr. LIU received the Robert Mundell Successful World CEO Award, an award named after the Nobel Prize winning economist, Professor Robert Mundell, “Father of Euro”, by “leaders of the global Chinese television program providers” (全球華語電視節目提供商的領導者). At the Singapore Asia-Pacific Overseas Chinese Commercial Leaders Forum in June 2004, Mr. LIU Changle together with Mr. LI Ka-Shing, Mr. KUOK Hock Mien and Mr. Zhang Ruimin were amongst the 30 short-listed Chinese leaders and they were also honoured with the “2004 Most Creative Asia-Pacific Overseas Chinese Business Leader Award”.

In January 2005, Mr. LIU was listed in the “Man of Year in China New Economy 2004” election organized by China Internet Weekly and co-organized by Sina.com. In the most outstanding CEO and outstanding enterprise in China region 2004 campaign, organized by an association of the world CEO “Association of International CEOs” in March 2005, Mr. LIU Changle was awarded as “CEO of Outstanding Enterprise Award”. In December 2005, Mr. LIU was selected as “Top 10 Men of Elite in China” organized by Mangazine . Brand (Mangazine . 名牌).

At 2006 Enterprising China Summit Forum jointly hosted by the Contemporary Manager and Peking University in May 2006, Mr. LIU was selected as one of “Top 10 Enterprising Leader Candidates”. Mr. LIU appeared in “List of New Talents for Ten Years in 1996-2006” organized by New Weekly in August 2006. At “Top 500 Asia Brand” jointly organized by the Certification & Supervision & Management Center for Asia International Reputed Brand and the China Economy Information under Economy Daily in September 2006, Mr. LIU was awarded as “Man of Year for Asia Brand Innovation Award”. In October 2006, Mr. LIU was awarded as “Prominent Person for Sculpturing Media Brand”, by the first China Brand Media Summit Forum & Brand Media Union. In November 2006, at “The Second World Prominent Chinese Businessman Convention” jointly hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing Municipal Government and the World Prominent Chinese Businessman Association, Mr. LIU was awarded as “Top 100 Most Influential Chinese Businessman”. In December 2006, Mr. LIU was also listed in “the 4th Top 25 Most Influential Business Leader” election organized by China Entrepreneur.

In January 2007, Mr. LIU was awarded as “Prominent Achievement for Chinese Philanthropy”, “Persons of Chinese Charity Award”, “Person of Year in China Media Industry Award 2006” and “Top 10 Entrepreneur with Most Chinese Business Spirit Award”. Mr. LIU was awarded as “Entrepreneur in Media Industry Award” in “Ernst & Young’s China Entrepreneur 2006” organized by Ernst & Young in February 2007.

Mr. LIU Changle was appointed twice to the board of directors of Nanjing University since 2003, and is an honorary visiting professor at the Communication University of China, at Nankai University and Sun Yat-Sen University. In November 2006, Mr. LIU Changle was conferred an honorary doctoral degree by City University of Hong Kong in recognition of his significant contribution to learning and the well-being of society.

Mr. LIU Changle is one of the substantial shareholders of Asia Television Limited in Hong Kong, and he is also a member of the International Board of the US National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He was appointed the chairman of both the 2005 and 2006 iEMMYs Festival by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on 22 November 2004. In November 2006, Mr. LIU was awarded a medal by National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of Phoenix Satellite TV’s outstanding achievement for which it sponsored and hosted the International Academy Day in Beijing in August 2006.

Mr. LIU was appointed a Justice of the Peace by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in July 2004. On 1 March 2005, Mr. LIU was appointed as Member of the Tenth National Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (中國人民政治協商會議第十屆全國委員會). In November 2005, Mr. LIU was appointed a member of Hong Kong Strategy Development Committee by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.