Sub-committee Members of SOPA Awards

Frank Proctor

Frank Proctor was General Manager of Newsweek magazine's Pacific Edition from 1997 to 2005. Prior to taking on that role in Hong Kong, Proctor was based in New York as Newsweek's International Special Projects Director, leading a team to develop innovative marketing solutions for advertisers. He recently left Newsweek to set up a new company, East Slope Publishing, to explore new ventures in the publishing arena.

Proctor is also currently Project Coordinator for "The Power of Print," a landmark research project conceived and designed to help media professionals in Asia better understand the role and effectiveness of print advertising. He served as Chairman of the Society of Publishers for the 2004-2005 year.

After graduating magna cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he received his Master of Philosophy in international relations at Cambridge University and later an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He currently serves on the Advisory Board for International Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.