David Goh (Chief Financial Officer)

David Goh joined Gems TV in March 2009 as its Chief Financial Officer, having garnered extensive experience managing finance operations for a diverse range of industries.

Previously, David was the Group Financial Controller at Straits Asia Resources Ltd, where he oversaw the financial management and stewardship of the Group. He also worked for SHL Group plc, a UKbased human resource consultancy firm, as the Asia Pacific Financial Controller. David has also worked with The Ascott Group, where he headed up the Group's business process reengineering team. Before that, he held various positions in the General Electric Company, including in Commercial Finance and Financial Planning and Analysis. He began his career with Ernst & Young.

David is a graduate of RMIT University, with a Bachelor of Business in Accountancy.

Aruna Kodikara (Chief Technology Officer)

Aruna Kodikara joined Gems TV in April 2007 as its Chief Technology Officer, bringing with him over 20 years of experience in both front-end and back-end information technology operations. He is responsible for overseeing the development and maintenance of Gems TV's IT infrastructure, which consists mainly of proprietary systems.

Prior to joining Gems TV, Aruna was the Head of IT at System Access Ltd, where he concurrently held the post of Head of Asia Pacific Technology Services. Before that, Aruna was involved in project management and consultancy at several IT solutions companies, such as Millennium Information Technologies Ltd in Sri Lanka and Platinum Technology in Singapore.

A native of Sri Lanka, he has been living and working in Singapore since 1991.

Diane Schneiderjohn (Managing Director, Gems TV (USA) Limited)

Diane Schneiderjohn joined Gems TV in May 2006 as the Managing Director and first employee of Gems TV (USA) Limited, leading the start-up and successful launch of the US territory in November 2006.

A 25-year veteran of the media and entertainment industry, Diane has held senior management positions at major media companies in the US and abroad. These positions include Senior Vice President, Affiliate Sales and Marketing, for Turner Broadcasting's CNN, TNT & Cartoon Network in the Asia Pacific region; Senior Vice President, Programming and Marketing at Charter Communications; and Vice President, Marketing, Programming and Sales and other key operations and marketing roles while at Viacom, Inc. for 12 years. Additionally, Diane served as Managing Partner for Carlsen Resources' International and New Media Practice.

Diane is a current member and former national Board Director for Cable Television and Marketing Association. She has served as a national board Director for Women and Cable Telecommunications and was named as a "Woman to Watch" by Multichannel News. Diane is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Kaori Miwa (Managing Director, GemsLondon Ltd)

Kaori Miwa joined Gems TV as the Managing Director, Japan in April 2006.

Prior to joining Gems TV, she served as President and Director of Grand Bell TV Co. Ltd., a Japanese broadcasting service, from 2004 to 2006. From 1997 to 2004, she worked in various roles for Japanese broadcasting service CS Tokyo Co. Ltd., including as Chief Operations Officer from 2002 to 2004.

Kaori has also served on the Board of Directors of CS Tokyo Co. Ltd. from 2002 to 2004. In addition, Kaori has extensive experience in the jewelry design industry, where she was jewelry designer for Japanese jewelry manufacturers Urban Gold Co. Ltd. and Amemiya Jewelry Co. Ltd., from 1991 to 1997 and 1986 to 1989 respectively.

Robert Lowden (Managing Director, NCS Group Co., Ltd)

Robert Lowden joined Gems TV in September 2008 as the Managing Director of Gems TV (UK). He was appointed Managing Director of NCS Group Co. Ltd. in May 2009 and is responsible for spearheading the Group's sourcing, product development and manufacturing operations.

Prior to joining Gems TV, he was a Senior Retail Executive with an extensive range of buying, merchandizing, marketing and distribution experience gained in blue chip fashion retail companies. He was previously Head of Buying at Littlewoods Shop Direct from 2006 to 2007 and Managing Director of Ravel Shoes Ltd from 2004 to 2006. He also served six years at Brantano UK as Buying & Merchandizing Director from 1998 and three years as Sales Manager at Browning Enterprises Ltd from 1996.