Mr. Darren Raymond Shaw (‘‘Mr. Shaw’’) was appointed as the executive Director in December 2025 and was assigned specific responsibilities in March 2026. He is responsible for driving the Group’s international business development activities, with a primary focus on developing high-value global strategic partnerships to accelerate international revenue growth and profitability. His responsibilities include originating, negotiating and executing major commercial opportunities across international content and IP licensing, as wellas spearheading the development of new live entertainment formats.

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Mr. Shaw is also responsible for building andmanaging strategic partnerships with global artists, celebrities, influencers,talent management agencies, and fashion and lifestyle brands for large-scale merchandising, licensing and brand collaboration programmes. In addition, he leads the identification and execution of cross-border joint ventures, equity investments, international market entry initiatives and alliances with global promoters, festival operators, ticketing platforms and entertainment conglomerates.

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Mr. Shaw has over 30 years’ of experience in leadership, management, and strategy across media, entertainment, and investment management sectors. Mr. Shaw was a director of Hong Kong’s Shaw Brothers Limited, a prominent media holding company founded by his granduncle SirRun Run Shaw.

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Mr. Shaw has produced award-winning films, is a member of the Asia Advisory Board for the British Academy of Film andTelevision Arts (BAFTA) since 2013, was a member of Unilever plc’s Digital Media Advisory Board, and was an adviser to Red Bee Media Limited (formally thebroadcasting arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation) between 2006 and2010. Mr. Shaw graduated from the University of London in 1987 with a Bachelorof Science (Economics).

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