{"id":323827,"date":"2026-02-16T17:08:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=323827"},"modified":"2026-02-16T17:08:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:08:55","slug":"vivek-kumar-named-president-and-ceo-of-ja-asia-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=323827","title":{"rendered":"Vivek Kumar Named President and CEO of JA Asia Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BOSTON, Feb 16 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212;<\/strong>&nbsp;JA Worldwide today announced that Vivek Kumar will serve as the next President and Chief Executive Officer of JA Asia Pacific. Vivek joins the organization at a moment when the Asia Pacific region is positioned to shape the global future: more than 60 percent of the world\u2019s young people live in this diverse and rapidly transforming part of the world, making the region essential to JA\u2019s mission to equip youth with the skills and confidence to thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vivek brings more than two decades of leadership experience across the private sector, public service, and international NGOs. He most recently served as the CEO of WWF-Singapore, supporting a global network with local, regional, and international dimensions. During his tenure, WWF-Singapore developed the organization, sharpened its strategic priorities, and deepened partnerships to deliver greater conservation impact, including advancing its pioneering work in carbon finance. These experiences align directly with JA\u2019s operating model and the opportunities for scale across Asia Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mrem.bernama.com\/viewsm.php?idm=53537\">https:\/\/mrem.bernama.com\/viewsm.php?idm=53537<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOSTON, Feb 16 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212;&nbsp;JA Worldwide today announced that Vivek Kumar will serve as the next President and Chief Executive Officer of JA Asia Pacific. Vivek joins the organization at a moment when the Asia Pacific region is positioned to shape the global future: more than 60 percent of the world\u2019s young people live [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[315],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323827"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=323827"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323828,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323827\/revisions\/323828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=323827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=323827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=323827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}