WHAT WE DO
Fenez Media provides specialist advisory services
to the Boards and Senior Management of organisations operating within the entertainment and media ecosystem.
Why Us
As the entertainment and media industry undergoes unprecedented and continuous disruption, organisations of all sizes need to transform and evolve to meet the resulting challenges and opportunities.
Fenez Media provides a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics and the diversities involved. Along with deep functional expertise we deliver insightful, relevant and executable solutions.
With our proven record working in Asia Pacific we are intimately familiar with complexities of the region – its business practices, its cultures and its regulatory challenges – and can assist established players and help guide potential new entrants with their investments and partnerships.
We help our clients formulate, articulate and communicate practical strategies, by focusing on the needs of the marketplace and the organisation’s existing and potential skills and capabilities.
We develop informed and practical solutions to the critical issues, be they organisational, operational or talent related, by focusing on the essential aspects of what works best to align with the strategic vision of the enterprise.
We identify new investment opportunities for enterprises seeking new areas of growth. We also advise on realising the potential and value of investment decisions, be they in new or existing markets, by ensuring the effective alignment and fit of such new areas with the strategy and the organisation as a whole.
How We Work
FM provides tailored solutions, leveraging a network of collaborators, each of whom possesses deep functional capability gained through years of experience working in the industry in Asia Pacific and beyond.
The Collaborators
Smita Jha
Smita specialises in advising on market entry, organic growth, operational effectiveness, cost reduction and regulation for the entertainment and media industries within India.
Currently on a sabbatical, as the Leader of the Entertainment & Media Practice at PwC in India, Smita works closely with government and regulators at all levels.
With a client list that has included most of the leading media, entertainment and technology companies within India, Smita has worked with both established multinationals and highly entrepreneurial start-ups.
Through her extensive network of business relationships, Smita is recognised as an undisputed authority within her sector.
Smita is based in Delhi
SimonTwiston Davies
Simon provides strategic advisory services to broadcast media, content vendors, satellite operators, technology vendors and others through market analysis, networking and competitive intelligence.
With more than 20 years experience within the Asian media and telecoms industry, Simon specialises in culturally diverse relationship-building with senior industry executives as well as government officials and regulators.
As CEO of SimonTD & Associates he also covers communication strategies, regulatory issues, market access and strategic advice relating to revenue development and revenue retention.
Simon is based in Hong Kong.
Patch Khan
As a technical operations specialist Patch provides strategic direction on new investments, new technology applications and solutions relating to IT, digital media and broadcast services.
Patch was most recently a member of the senior management team at Turner International Asia Pacific as VP Technology & Operations.
His expertise covers operational strategies for the digital media supply chain, digital workflows, the management of multiple complex projects and the outcomes for internal and external clients.
His career has included senior roles with Discovery Networks Asia, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Showtime/Gulf DTH (a division of Viacom Int’l) working in Japan, Australia, Korea, India, Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as the UK.
Patch is based in Hong Kong.
Oscar Veronese
Oscar’s experience spans two decades of general and sales management within the TMT/Entertainment sector, most recently with an Asia Pacific focus.
With experience of all aspects of digital marketing, Oscar’s career has included senior regional roles for large media companies such as Viacom and Time Inc, along with entrepreneurial, regional recruitment and technology start-ups,
Oscar’s current client list includes leading global mobile marketing specialists and analytics pioneers enabling the measurement of key internal and external relationships through CRM, fraud detection and talent management systems.
Oscar is based in Singapore.
Michelle Kwock
Michelle specialises in forecasting, service strategy, financial modeling, business planning and organizational performance improvement for the entertainment, media and infocomm sectors.
In her most recent role as a Senior Manager for PwC Advisory Services in Hong Kong, Michelle led and participated in numerous complex multi-disciplinary projects across Asia, Australia and Europe.
She has a BA in Economics and Operations Research (Magna Cum Laude) from Columbia University, New York.
Michelle is based in Hong Kong.
Michael Fagan
Specialising in media and telecommunications law and other regulatory issues, Michael has extensive experience as a partner in both Australian and International law firms, as well as over a decade as General Counsel to PCCW in Hong Kong.
Today, as principal of Fagan Media, Michael provides day-to-day advisory services to public and private media groups and entrepreneurs on strategic acquisitions, exit events and other cutting-edge legal issues.
Michael’s remit also includes new business models, content acquisition, licensing, joint ventures, complex copyright, trademark and content licensing matters.
Michael is based in Hong Kong.
Jeremy Carr
As Managing Director of MobiMe Media, Jeremy is a widely respected leader in the regional broadcast market with two decades of experience in content development, client management and revenue generation in across the Asia Pacific and in Australia.
Jeremy’s career has encompassed a decade as a senior executive responsible for sales, commercial leadership and digital development at Turner Broadcasting. He has also held senior management roles at CNN, The Economist, the Financial Times, Warner Brothers and HBO.
Today Jeremy’s remit includes digital innovation, brand and business development, advertising and media content sales, as well as financial management.
Jeremy is based in Sydney.
David Lambert
David’s primary focus is in the area of skills development. He consults and delivers training, coaching and mentoring on strategic thinking and communication, as well as sophisticated sales techniques.
David was previously Director of Marketing and Communications at PwC in Hong Kong and Head of PwC’s Leadership Academy.
He is founder of IOWEU International, a networked provider of coaching and training in business relationship skills with over 100 certified partners in 22 countries.
David is based in Hong Kong.
Paul Curley
Paul and his team at Amherst Executive Search specialise in senior level assignments in media related companies in the Greater China region.
Paul has worked throughout Asia, Europe and the United States as an advisor to senior business leaders on compensation, benefits, recruitment and leadership issues.
He has provided services to many sectors including broadcasting, film distribution, animation, e-commerce, print and private equity.
Paul is based in Hong Kong.
Brett Savill
Brett is a specialist in corporate development, mergers and acquisitions,growth and transformation in technology, media and telecommunications sectors. He has worked with broadcasters, telecommunication providers and government agencies in Asia and North America. Most recently Brett has acted as CFO and Director of Corporate Development at Broadcast Australia (now known as BAI Communications) in Sydney.
His career has included roles as an Advisory Partner with PwC in the UK and the Netherlands, focusing on strategies for TMT clients searching for growth both organically as well as through acquisitions.
Brett is based in Sydney.
Ian Sanders
Ian has extensive consulting experience in over 20 countries in the telecoms, satellite and media sectors. He specialises in strategy, sector policy and regulation, economics consulting, business planning, valuation, commercial due diligence, post-merger integration and corporate restructuring.
Ian was previously a Strategy Partner and leader of PwC’s East Asia Telecoms & Media Centre of Excellence. He was based in Hong Kong, Beijing, Abu Dhabi, London and the Isle of Man.
He is Chief Financial Officer of ManSat (www.mansat.com), company secretary of Space Data Association (www.space-data.org) and on the Advisory Board of Salience Consulting (www.salience.ae).
Ian is based in the Isle of Man.
Lucien Harrington
Lucien delivers unique insights into audiences and market trends through analysing how orgnaisations can innovate through the lens of branding to deliver long term commercial advantages.
He is an innovative entrepreneur who has built successful brands, businesses and teams across Europe, China, India and Asia Pacific for some of the worlds most global companies. His experience has been gained across 20 years of working in over 30 countries with Walt Disney, Time Warner and FutureBrand.
Lucien is based in Hong Kong.
Our Work
Marcel
Fenez
With a record of advising companies and organizations across the spectrum of the entertainment and media industries within Asia and around the world, throughout his career Marcel Fenez has worked with senior executive management teams and investors on strategy, business planning, organizational change, process improvement, risk management and deal making.
Long recognized by clients, partners and government agencies for his strategic approach and an ability to present ideas with clarity within a new perspective, Marcel is a respected commentator on industry trends and developments.
In a board-room setting he has an industry-wide reputation for effectively articulating a point of view as well as the subtle art of building a consensus.