Jonathan Wong

Consultant in Hong Kong

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Jonathan Wong has over 20 years in-depth international business knowledge in fast-paced industries, with diverse hands-on experience, from technical to operations, finance to administration to talent management, business development and sales to PR and marketing.

Jonathan spent over 11 years at one of the largest satellite TV networks in Asia, STAR TV, owned by News Corporation Ltd., in the early years in his career. During his tenure as Associate Vice President in business development, he was involved in numerous multi-million-dollar projects, including joint ventures in Asia Pacific, as well as leading the very first STAR TV direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV service.

Jonathan joined Celestial Pictures, which was backed by one of the largest Malaysian conglomerates, in 2002 as Director of Channel Distribution and launched the very first global Chinese movie channel in different countries. Later, he spent 6 years at NDS, a technology subsidiary of News Corporation Ltd and now Synamedia, and held various roles in business development, sales, PR and marketing, and launched one of the first IPTV services in Asia.

Recently, he has worked at Hong Kong International Film Festival Society on business development, sponsorship and marketing for various international events for the film industry, and at Al Jazeera Media Network as Head of Distribution, Asia. Under Jonathan's management, Al Jazeera distribution increased by 85% within one year and launched Al Jazeera English news channel in five new territories. In 2014, Jonathan joined MX1, a media technology company which is part of SES Satellite Group, the largest satellite company in the world, as Director of Business Development.

Jonathan is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences. He provides training and consultancy to organizations in both the public and private sectors, mentorship and consultancy for social enterprise and startup business, as well as Business Consultant at The Hong Kong Council of Social Service.

Jonathan is currently Project Director at The Centre of Entrepreneurship at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Visiting Lecturer at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Trainer and Mentor at The University of Hong Kong and Track Trainer at The Hong Kong Science and Technology Park.

  • Education
    • B.Eng & B. Com in Engineering Production and Econ.
    • University of Birmingham, U.K.