Veteran newsman returns to head Media Prima’s news operations

Media Prima announced the appointment of Mustapha Kamil as the group’s News and Editorial Operations executive director. 

He has also been appointed to the boards of Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (TV3) and the New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad. 

“As Executive Director, Mustapha Kamil will be responsible for the overall operations of Media Prima news and editorial functions,” said Media Prima in a statement. 

He is returning not to his old job but to one that covers a much wider scope as it “requires him to provide strategic direction and oversight, and focus on optimising Media Prima’s news resources in-line with its business transformation efforts.”