Member KyFi Posted December 8, 2011 Member Share Posted December 8, 2011 ..at 104! Just to put this in perspective, figure that Run Run was born about 7 or 8 years after the events depicted in The Boxer Rebellion. Shaw finally set to retire By Patrick Frater Wed, 07 December 2011, 21:09 PM (HKT) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Shuffle News Run Run SHAW 邵逸夫, the 104-year-old Hong Kong media mogul is to retire at the end of the month from Television Broadcasts Ltd (TVB) 電視廣播有限公司 电视广播有限公司. In a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange the company said that Shaw will step down as chairman, non-executive director and executive committee member. He will instead be named as chairman emeritus at the company he founded in 1965. TVB announced that it will promote 71 year-old executive deputy chairman Norman LEUNG 梁乃鵬 梁乃鹏 to executive chairman. He will receive a salary of HK$5.76 million ($740,000) and directors fees of HK$150,000 ($19,300) and a bonus. In his deputy chairman role Leung is entitled to a HK$1 million ($129,000) bonus for the current year. TVB, which has terrestrial TV broadcasting in Hong Kong as its mainstay, now has broadcast operations in Taiwan, North America, Australia and Europe and a programme distribution network throughout Asia, particularly in mainland China, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/shaw-finally-set-to-retire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 TVB announced that it will promote 71 year-old executive deputy chairman Norman LEUNG Typical replacing him with some whippersnapper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted December 8, 2011 Member Share Posted December 8, 2011 That's "Mr. Executive Deputy Chairman Whippersnapper" to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kingofkungfu2002 Posted December 8, 2011 Member Share Posted December 8, 2011 We'll all be retiring at that age, the way things are going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member stills Posted December 8, 2011 Member Share Posted December 8, 2011 and many of us Americans struggle to live to 60 or 70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Omni Dragon Posted December 10, 2011 Member Share Posted December 10, 2011 Run Run Shaw will retire from being Hong Kong TVB Chairman on 31st December at Age 104 and will be replaced on 1st January by Executive Deputy Chairman Dr. Norman Leung Nai Pang who is a mere 71 years old. http://www.shaw-brothers-reloaded.com/html/sir_run_run_shaw_retires--.html http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-12-08/run-run-shaw-to-retire-as-hong-kong-tvb-chairman-at-age-104.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member nectarsis Posted December 10, 2011 Member Share Posted December 10, 2011 I told you guys Mona Fong has "Black Magic" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member MarsHarmony Posted December 12, 2011 Member Share Posted December 12, 2011 Thank you Sir Shaw for starting the company and giving us such a wealth of entertainment! Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted December 12, 2011 Member Share Posted December 12, 2011 and many of us Americans struggle to live to 60 or 70. Well, Mr Burns was 104! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member razorclam Posted December 13, 2011 Member Share Posted December 13, 2011 Run Run is an alias. He's really David Lo Pan. You know "Little Old Basket Case in a Wheelchair". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member MartiaArtsMagazines Posted October 6, 2012 Member Share Posted October 6, 2012 Run Run Shaw ,Retired at age 104 !....Good to see a Living Legend still kicking! Sorry, the pun was there. Shaw Documentary with Exclusive Interviews. Sound is of poor quality, still worth a viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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