Tanawat Wansom is one of Asia-Pacific's leading authority on media, television, production, and marketing. Mr. Wansom was executive of Disney's Buena Vista Pictures Marketing

Buena Vista Pictures Marketing

Buena Vista Pictures Marketing is the marketing arm of Disney Studios, a unit of media giant ABC-Disney. Buena Vista Pictures Marketing markets the theatrical release of all the films produced by Disney Studios...

 and Ogilvy & Mather Advertising in Los Angeles, USA prior to his relocation to the Asia-Pacific region in 1995. Since then, he has worked for Asia's media giant, STAR Group http://www.startv.com (or STAR TV

STAR TV

Satellite Television Asia Region is an Asian TV service owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. It is headquartered in Hong Kong, with regional offices in mainland China, Taiwan....

), as vice president in charge of regional development in Southeast Asia. He was responsible for distribution and marketing of leading channels in the regions such as STAR Movies

STAR Movies

STAR Movies is an Asian movie channel owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, subsidiaries of News Corporation.-History:STAR Movies was launched on 1 May 1994...

, STAR World

STAR World

STAR World is an Asian English language cable and satellite television network owned by Star TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation. The channel is the successor of STAR Plus, a subsidiary of News Corporation...

, National Geographic, Channel V

Channel V

Channel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:...

, ESPN

ESPN

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....

, STAR Sports

STAR Sports

STAR Sports is a cable sports network owned by STAR TV and ESPN. It shows sports programs. In partnership with ESPN, its corporate name is ESPN STAR Sports. They are the official Asian station of the Barclays Premier League...

, STAR Plus

STAR Plus

STAR Plus is a Hindi language general entertainment television channel based in India. The channel is part of the STAR TV network's bouquet of channels...

, Phoenix Chinese Channel, etc. He was Managing Director of Channel V Thailand

Channel V Thailand

Channel [V] Thailand is Music Televisions 24 hr. On air on TrueVisions Channel 32, Channel 31. Its play list is provided with 65% of international Music Video and 35% for Thai Music Video....

 before starting a venture with his partners in 2003 representing media companies such as Sony Pictures Entertainment

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. is the television and film production/distribution unit of Japanese multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony...

 (AXN Action TV and Animax

Animax

is a Japanese anime satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. A subsidiary of Japanese media conglomerate Sony, it is headquartered in in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with its co-founders and shareholders including Sony Pictures Entertainment and the noted anime studios...

), Bloomberg Television

Bloomberg Television

Bloomberg Television is a 24-hour global network broadcasting business and financial news. It is distributed globally, reaching over 200 million homes worldwide. It is owned and operated by Bloomberg L.P...

, and many other channels. Since 2007, Mr. Wansom worked as media consultant to a number of companies including Kantana Group (Public) Company Limited and was appointed to head MCOT Public Company Limited, one of Thailand's leading broadcast and media companies in 2009.