The ABU President, Yoshinori Imai, announced today that he is resigning on 29 January both as Executive Vice President of Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK, and from the ABU position.
In a letter to ABU members, Mr Imai noted that the President of NHK, Shigeo Fukuchi, had also left his position with the termination of his term and had been succeeded by Masayuki Matsumoto, former Vice Chairman of Central Japan Railway Company.
“Appointment of my successor will be announced shortly. Regrettably, this means that I am also now unable to continue as President of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union.”
Mr Imai, who has been ABU President since 2008, thanked members for their warm support and cooperation.
Under the ABU statutes, Datuk Ibrahim Yahaya, Vice President of the ABU and Director-General of RTM-Malaysia, will become acting President until a new President is electing at the coming General Assembly in November.
Mr Imai said he was confident that under the leadership of Datuk Ibrahim and the Secretary-General, Javad Mottaghi, the union would continue to develop and to serve its members.
“My heartfelt thanks go to all of you who understand the importance of the activities of the broadcasting union and share the professional spirit to work for the sake of viewers and listeners.
“The last few years in which I served for the ABU were the time of historic change for us broadcasters where the monopoly of information by the mass media is challenged by the emergence of the Internet.
“Against this backdrop, broadcasters have to embrace the change and will have to adapt themselves to the new era.”
In a letter to ABU members, Mr Imai noted that the President of NHK, Shigeo Fukuchi, had also left his position with the termination of his term and had been succeeded by Masayuki Matsumoto, former Vice Chairman of Central Japan Railway Company.
“Appointment of my successor will be announced shortly. Regrettably, this means that I am also now unable to continue as President of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union.”
Mr Imai, who has been ABU President since 2008, thanked members for their warm support and cooperation.
Under the ABU statutes, Datuk Ibrahim Yahaya, Vice President of the ABU and Director-General of RTM-Malaysia, will become acting President until a new President is electing at the coming General Assembly in November.
Mr Imai said he was confident that under the leadership of Datuk Ibrahim and the Secretary-General, Javad Mottaghi, the union would continue to develop and to serve its members.
“My heartfelt thanks go to all of you who understand the importance of the activities of the broadcasting union and share the professional spirit to work for the sake of viewers and listeners.
“The last few years in which I served for the ABU were the time of historic change for us broadcasters where the monopoly of information by the mass media is challenged by the emergence of the Internet.
“Against this backdrop, broadcasters have to embrace the change and will have to adapt themselves to the new era.”
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