SINGAPORE - SPH Media Group, which publishes The Straits Times, announced several changes to key leadership positions in its newsrooms on Tuesday.
Mr Khaw Boon Wan, chairman of SPH Media Trust, said:"I would like to thank Warren for his extraordinary dedication to ST in the past decade." Together with UBS, Mr Fernandez also launched ST's annual Singaporean of the Year award which celebrates ordinary Singaporeans doing extraordinary things.His successor as editor-in-chief, Mr Wong, took on the role of BT editor in 2016.
He is also a member of the Corporate Governance Advisory Committee set up by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to promote good corporate governance. He is a board member of The Rice Company, an arts-focused social enterprise, and chairs BT's Budding Artists Fund, which seeks to uplift underprivileged children and youth through the arts.
He joined Mediacorp in 2013 as associate editor, overseeing Singapore news in the TV newsroom and later took on the roles of deputy chief editor of Radio News, as well as deputy chief editor, CNA International News.During his time as chief editor, Mr Ho led the team through a significant growth of its audiences, including to the top of annual rankings by the Reuters Institute for Journalism for the most frequently used online news sources in Singapore.