Radio Australia Chief Executive Appointed

May 21, 2007

Radio Australia Chief Executive Appointed

MELBOURNE - ABC Managing Director Mark Scott today announced the appointment of Mr Hanh Tran as the new Chief Executive of Radio Australia.

Hanh is currently Executive Producer of Vietnamese content for Radio Australia and was, from 1997 until 2001, Head of the Vietnamese Service for the BBC World Service.

Hanh has led the Vietnamese content team at Radio Australia in response to new media opportunities. The Vietnamese service of RA is built around online content on radioaustralia.net.au.

Having worked as a radio commentator, producer, reporter and presenter, Hahn has over 10 years experience in international broadcasting.

Hanh came to Australia in the late seventies as a Colombo Plan student and studied forestry at the Australian National University and media at the University of Canberra. Hanh is a recognised photographer with work in the Parliament House Art Collection. He lectured in photo media at both the Canberra Institute of the Arts and at the Australian Centre for Photography.

"I am pleased to announce the appointment of Hanh Tran as Chief Executive of Radio Australia," ABC Managing Director Mark Scott said today.

"I am delighted that from a very strong field of internal and external applicants that the next person to lead Radio Australia has come from our own team of managers and executive producers.

"He will bring a wealth of expertise in radio and digital media that will contribute to enhancing the services provided by Radio Australia, while exploring opportunities to expand the service into new markets.

"Radio Australia, together with the Australia Network, International Projects and International Relations, is part of the new entity I announced in February. ABC International provides an opportunity for cross platform production in an area of core ABC activity: producing content for international audiences, particularly in the Asia Pacific."

Mr Tran will begin in the role of Chief Executive immediately.

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