EMedia to get a new CEO

Media company eMedia Holdings announced yesterday that Andre van der Veen had resigned as CEO and from the board of directors with effect from November 30.

The company said deputy CEO Khalik Sheriff had been appointed as the new CEO.

It added that Sheriff, who has a range of academic qualifications, including a master of business administration degree, had worked in the media industry for more than 25 years.

He was the most experienced television executive within eMedia Holdings, having been with the group for more than 15 years, in positions of responsibililty for revenue and the success of the company’s sales team.

eMedia is a JSE-listed company that owns 67.7% of eMedia Investments, a media group with holdings in a variety of broadcasting, content and production businesses which own TV channels e.tv and eNCA. – ANA