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APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Gnowbe attracts global thought leaders in Harvard, Facebook, EdTech, ExecEd, HR and Learning
Silicon Valley- and Singapore-headquartered start-up Gnowbe, a market leader for mobile-first, micro-learning,
announced the addition of 4 new advisors to join their experienced, global team to help with aggressive growth
and development. The new advisors include:

1. Professor John J-H Kim, Senior Lecturer (EdTech Innovation Expert), Harvard Business School, and Chief
Executive Officer of District Management Group teaches courses such as, Entrepreneurship and technology inno-
vations in education, a course which he created and Social Innovation Lab, which provides an opportunity for stu-
dents to build a social enterprise using business disciplines and entrepreneurial tools.

2. Dominique Turpin, Former President, Current Dean of External Relations, IMD (International Institute of Man-
agement Development), Executive Education, Marketing & Brand Management: Dominique Turpin has extensive
experience at IMD, one of the top ranked Executive Education providers globally, as the former President and as
a professor for marketing. He has curated successful programs for companies such as Groupe SEB, Panasonic
and Japan Tobacco International. Aside from IMD, Dominique has also consulted and educated many internation-
al companies, notably Coca Cola, Nestle and Phillips.

3. Tuyen Nguyen, Regional Sales Manager, Americas, Publisher Solutions, Facebook, former Google executive
for 11 years: Tuyen leads publisher acquisition and strategy development for the NA mobile app market for Face-
book. She is hyper-focused on building highly efficient sales teams and has worked globally, bridging the gap be-
tween Product and Sales/Marketing. With 10 years of online advertising experience, Tuyen has worked with For-
tune 500 Tech B2B companies like Google and has lived/worked in Vietnam, India, US and Singapore.

4. Yin Cheng Lau, Former Group HR Head, IDA is living in the intersection of Technology, Human Resources,
and Organisation Development and helps organisations and leaders be "Future Ready". YC has 20 years of MNC
and Government HR & OD leadership experience in Hi-Tech, Telecommunications, Hospitality, Start-Up, and
Supply Chain Management sectors across Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. He advises C-level execu-
tives, start-ups, and boards in tackling complex people challenges, connects them with relevant partners via his
network, and encourages them to realize their full potential in a digital future of possibilities. The start-ups YC ad-
vises include those in AI/Machine Learning, IOT, 5G, Workforce Analytics, micro-learning, computer vision, & en-
ergy management. Yin Cheng has a vast experience from the Ascott Group, SembCorp Logistics and the Ministry
of Manpower. ◊

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has appointed Abhishek K Rao as Senior Director, MTV
Brand, Southeast Asia, and Creative, Asia.

Based in Singapore, Abhishek will dual report to Paras Sharma, Senior Vice President and General Manager for
Southeast Asia & Head of Digital Media, Asia, and to Simon Bates, Vice President, Head of MTV Asia Pacific.

In this role, Abhiskek will lead his team to grow the MTV brand, and drive synergies across the different platforms
to support revenue growth in Southeast Asia. In his role as the Asia Head of Creative, he will lead on-air branding,
promotions, key creative campaigns and digital and social strategies across Asia, including China, Japan and
Southeast Asia.

With over 16 years in the media industry, Abhishek was most recently with Fox Networks Group as Director of
Content & Communications where he guided a multifunctional 45-member team. Prior to Fox Networks, he was at
ESPN Star Sports, and production houses Digital Talkies and Miditech. ◊

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