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ABOUT WILLIAM
William Mellor is one of Asia Pacific’s most experienced foreign correspondents.
As a writer and editor for New York based
Bloomberg News, Time Magazine and Asia
focused media, he has
interviewed Presidents,
Prime Ministers, hereditary rulers and many of the region's most powerful tycoons and CEOs.
He's now an independent writer, consulting producer for a leading U.S. film maker, and media relations adviser.