Tesa Arcilla
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Tesa Arcilla (Chinese: 許泰莎; pinyin: xǔ tài shā) is a Hong Kong journalist, producer and writer. As a former senior writer for SPH-owned regional corporate lifestyle magazine, The Peak Hong Kong, she has interviewed high-profile political personalities such as Chris Patten and James Tien, prominent figures in the creative fields such as Jackie Chan, Edo de Waart, Michelle Yeoh, Lang Lang, Yee Chung Man, Alain Ducasse and Nobu, and business innovators the likes of Michael Tien, Allan Zeman, Raymond Lee (of Oasis Hong Kong Airlines) and Guillaume Brochard.
After working for The Peak magazine, she joined the News and Public Affairs Department of Hong Kong's biggest terrestrial TV channel, Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), where she produced short business magazine shows for Money Magazine. In 2008, she contributed to CNN and Al Jazeera English's travel show, 48, and The Fabulous Picture Show presented by Amanda Palmer.
She also works as a freelance journalist for Review Asia where she regularly writes personality profiles, as well as culture and lifestyle features.
She holds a masters degree in Humanities/Liberal Arts specializing in Integrated Marketing Communications from the University of Asia and the Pacific and a postgraduate degree in Journalism from the Journalism and Media Studies Centre of the University of Hong Kong.
