The Directors of Media Asset Capital Ltd (MAC) are pleased to announce the appointment of Michael McEwen as Chairman.
McEwen has been a MAC Director for the past five years and has long experience in the Broadcast Industry. He spent more than 25 years with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in journalism, production and executive management roles.
He is a former Secretary General of the North America Broadcasters Association, President of the World Digital Audio Broadcast Forum, and President of Canadian Digital Television where he led the transition from analogue to High Definition Digital TV.
MAC CEO Tom Wragg welcomed McEwen to his new role in MAC: “Michael brings a wealth of experience and leadership in our industry and this will be of huge benefit both to MAC clients and to our Board colleagues.”
McEwen takes up his responsibilities immediately and in settling into his new role paid tribute to his predecessor, Iain MacTaggart: “Iain gave us great leadership in starting up MAC and creating a multi-disciplinary framework for directors and associates in the UK, the US and Canada, providing the MAC client base with expertise across the full range of the broadcast industry.”
Media Asset Capital is a UK based company and serves a diverse media-focused client base.
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About Media Asset Capital
Media Asset Capital is a media consultancy dedicated to helping a wide variety of clients improve their processes and their business. MAC works with enterprises that create and distribute media; that supply technology and offer services to the media industry; and that invest in the sector.
MAC’s partners and directors have all held senior positions in broadcasters, or supplier companies, or both. They include Tom Wragg, a former Head of Resources at BBC News and Director of both Omnibus and Autocue; Graham Sharp, formerly VP and GM Video at Avid Technology; Jeremy Bancroft, a Founder and former MD of Omnibus; and Adrian Scott, former CMO of Pro-Bel and Founder of the Bakewell House Consultancy.
MAC also has a substantial Associates Group who work on MAC projects and add a wealth of specialist experience, allowing MAC to offer expert services in strategy, planning, policy, and regulation; procurement, project management, and implementation; and market research, benchmarking, sales and marketing. MAC is also active in advising the investment community, offering industry-specific advice, analysis and support both pre and post deal.