Mark Kemper named as Cityneon's new group chief corporate and financial officer

MAINBOARD-listed Cityneon Holdings has named Mark Kemper as its new group chief corporate and financial officer, following the resignation of chief financial officer Aw Hui Mien.

Mr Kemper, 47, will be responsible for corporate strategy and finance. He was the managing partner and head of digital assurance and innovation at KPMG Netherlands from 2017 to 2018. Prior to that, he was global head of leisure, hospitality and logistics for KPMG Hong Kong.

Ms Aw had resigned to pursue other career opportunities, the company said on Wednesday.

Separately, Cityneon said that it has partnered Blizzard Entertainment for the Singapore stop of the Hearthstone Championship Tour that will be held at the Suntec City Exhibition and Convention Centre from Friday to Sunday.

Hearthstone is Blizzard's free-to-play digital card game. Cityneon did not go into details about the nature of the partnership. The event is supported by other companies including Singtel and Razer.

Cityneon shares fell 1.6 per cent to S$1.23 on Wednesday.