Riz Khan, Former CNN International Lead News Anchor, Joins Image World Media, Inc.; Company Also Announces Expansion of Board of Directors From Six to Seven Members.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 2001
Max Development, Inc, dba Image World Media, Inc. ("IMI") (OTCBB:MAXD), today announced the appointment of Riz Khan as a Director of the Company.
He will be joining the Board members Danny McGill, Mark Elenowitz, Philip Braden, Allison Creely, Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria, and Ms. Kamal Sidhu who are expected take office on November 29, 2001.
Mr. Khan is the former host of "Q&A with Riz Khan" and "Q&A Asia with Riz Khan" on CNN International (CNNI), as well as anchoring news shows and news events for the network (NYSE: AOL). The Q&A shows were the network's daily interactive programs, featuring newsmaker and celebrity interviews, as well as live viewer interaction via telephone, fax, e-mail and video-mail.
Mr. Khan's guests have included UN Secretary Gen. Kofi Annan; U.S. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Queen Noor of Jordan and paranormalist Uri Geller.
He has interviewed authors such as Tom Clancy, Ken Follett and Helen Fielding; actors such as Kenneth Branagh, Danny Glover and Sigourney Weaver; musicians such as Sheryl Crow, Yanni and Jonathan Bell; and athletes such as Michael Johnson and Evander Holyfield; as well as a host of presidents, prime ministers and ambassadors from around the world.
Mr. Khan has interviewed more world leaders than any other international news interview show. His notable special coverage has included CNN's world exclusive, historic and award-winning 1998 coverage from Mecca of the Muslim pilgrimage, The Hajj. It was the first time any international news network had been allowed in to provide extensive, in-depth and live transmissions from this annual event.
In addition, Mr. Khan has hosted CNN coverage from New Delhi, Jerusalem, Amman, Beirut and Damascus. Before joining CNNI in May 1993, he was a presenter and reporter with the BBC, anchoring World Service Newscasts since October 1991.
Earlier, Mr. Khan was a presenter and reporter for Central TV in Birmingham, England, and was a presenter and reporter for BBC Radio 4 and Radio 5. Khan also has reported for national and regional BBC television and radio. Born in the British colony of Aden in the former South Yemen, Khan has lived in Britain since 1967 and is a British citizen.
In addition to English, he speaks Urdu, Hindi and has a working knowledge of Punjabi and other South Asian languages, along with French and Swedish. Riz Khan earned a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in physiology at the University College Cardiff, University of Wales. He also holds a postgraduate diploma in Radio Journalism from Highbury College, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
