Marc Lourdes is a media strategist with over 16 years of experience in the news and media industry. He has worked with some of the most prominent media companies worldwide, managing their operations across various platforms. Fluent in four languages and well-versed in collaborating across cultures, Marc has proved his excellence in leading complex projects.

He is the current Vice President and Head of Content, Indian Business at Astro, a Malaysian satellite TV company. Marc previously worked as the Director, CNN Digital Asia at CNN, where he led the company's digital operations and strategy for the APAC region. Before CNN, Marc ran Yahoo's editorial operations for Southeast Asia and served as Editor-in-Chief of Yahoo Singapore.

Marc started his career as a journalist and worked with various media companies such as St. Louis Post-Dispatch, New Straits Times, and Star Publications (M) Bhd. He has also worked as an Insurance Agent and Telesales Team Leader at Callbiz Malaysia and Teledirect Telecommerce Sdn Bhd.

Marc holds a degree from Cambridge 'A' Levels, Business and Law at Brickfields Asia College and studied at Stamford College.