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Ward Hansford

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Ward Hansford | Asia-Pacific Region, 2020-2021

Ward Hansford is currently the General Manager for Oceania at Grass Valley in Sydney, Australia. Prior to joining Grass Valley back in February 2017, he spent six years based in Hong Kong working for Ericsson, as the Head of APAC - Television. He has been involved in the television and media industry for over 30 years — in the early days as a tech, and in the following years in sales/marketing and management roles. Hansford joined the SMPTE Australia Board of Managers as Secretary/Treasurer in 1995. In 2009, he was elected Section Chair, an office he held until 2012, and during his tenure the Board’s focus was to deliver value to the members and to assist them in achieving personal and professional goals. In 2012 he was the proud recipient of the SMPTE Citation for Outstanding Service to the Society, for his services to the Australia Section and the Society. Mr. Hansford's goal as Governor is to introduce a mentoring program for the next gen media professionals across the Asia-Pacific Region, drawing on the global SMPTE network of skilled and passionate individuals to connect and support this mentoring program.