Jiang Heping

In April 2003, he became deputy head of CCTV s Overseas Service and Controller of CCTV-9. He oversaw a relaunch of this channel, the launch of a new French/Spanish channel (CCTV-E&F) and increased availability of CCTV services in North America (Great Wall TV). In May 2005, he became deputy director and acting director of the CCTV Sports Programming Centre.

In this role, he oversaw the launch of CCTV-9, . Six months later his appointment as director was confirmed, and in July 2006 he took over direct responsibility for CCTV-5.

During the 2006 football World Cup, he was involved in the Huang Jianxiang controversy. . He is responsible for sport coverage in his roles as Executive Director of the CCTV Sports Programming Centre and Controller of CCTV-5, its national sports channel, and will play a key role in the broadcasting of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Senior Editor Jiang was born on January 7, 1963, in Anhui province.

He moved to become deputy director of the Foreign Language News Department in 1998, and was promoted to director in May 2000. Senior Editor Jiang Heping (simplified Chinese: 江和平; pinyin: Jiāng Hépíng) is a prominent executive at China Central Television (CCTV), the state broadcaster of the People s Republic of China.