Tony Tong, Chairman and CEO of PacificNet
Victor Tong, President of PacificNet
Phillip Wong, CFO of PacificNet
Star Mu, General Manager, Northern China
Mike Fei, Chief Legal Counsel, China Operations
Victor Choy, Vice President, Mobile Distribution Services
Fei Sun, Vice President, Southern China
Philip Cheng, Vice General Manager
Jack Ou, Vice General Manager, Southern China
Jacob Lakhany, IR Director of PacificNet
MR. TONY TONG, age 40, is the Chairman, CEO, Executive Director, and co-founder of PacificNet. Prior to founding PACT, Mr. Tong worked at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture, NYSE:ACN) and ADC Telecommunications (NASDAQ:ADCT), a global supplier of telecom equipment. Mr. Tong's R&D achievements include being the inventor and patent holder of US Patent Number 6,012,066 (granted by US Patent and Trademark Office) titled "Computerized Work Flow System." Tony is a frequent speaker on Asian gaming technology and was invited to present at the G2E (Las Vegas), G2E Asia (Macau), European iGaming Congress - Barcelona (EiGexpo.com), Casino Affiliate Convention - Macau (CAC2007.com), Asia GEM Gaming Expo – Philippines, and China 3G Summit. Tony is also a frequent speaker on technology investment in China, and was invited to present at the APEC International Finance & Technology Summit, China Venture Capital Forum, and China Hi-Tech Fair, and a Fellow of Hong Kong Institute of Directors. Tony graduated with Bachelor of Mechanical/Industrial Engineering Degree from the University of Minnesota and served on the Computer Engineering Department Advisory Board and was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Minnesota, USA. Mr. Tony Tong was named to the 2008 "25 People to Watch" List compiled by Global Gaming Business Magazine, the leading global gaming magazine which annually honors 25 top individuals with major impact on the gaming industry. At the 3rd Annual Euro-Asian Summit of Leaders at the Asia GEM 2008 in Manila, Philippines, Mr. Tony Tong was elected member of the Euro-Asian Cooperation on Gaming Association Limited (ECG, http://www.ecglimited.com ), a leading gaming association for gaming operators, suppliers, and regulators which promotes the development and growth of the legitimate gaming industry.
MR. VICTOR TONG, age 38, is the President of PacificNet, and has served on our board as an Executive Director since 2002. Mr. Victor Tong gained his consulting, systems integration, and technical expertise through his experience at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture, NYSE:ACN), American Express Financial Advisors (IDS), 3M, and the Superconductivity Center at the University of Minnesota. In 1994, Mr. Victor co-founded Talent Information Management ("TIM"), a leading internet application development and consulting company in Minnesota. PacificNet.com was originally founded as an operating division of TIM. In 1997, Mr. Tong successfully sold GoWeb, an internet consulting division of TIM to Key Investment, a leading technology and media investment company owned by Vance Opperman, a billionaire in Minnesota who founded West Publishing. Mr. Tong became the President of KeyTech, a leading information technology consulting company based in Minnesota. In 1999, he was recognized in "City Business 40 Under 40" as one of the future business and community leaders in Minnesota. Mr. Tong won the Student Commencement Speaker Award and graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Minnesota. Mr. Tong was an adjunct professor at the College of Software of Beihang University, one of the top software colleges in China. Victor Tong is the brother of Tony Tong.
MR. PHILLIP WONG, has over 20 years of hands-on China business experience, including financial and lottery gaming experience. Mr. Wong has served as president of Shenzhen G-Lot Technology Limited, a leading provider of lottery technology and systems in China serving the Welfare and Sports Lottery markets. Mr. Wong was formerly the General Manager of a listed company in Hong Kong (Jademan - Culturecom: HK Stock Code 0343.HK). Mr. Wong has a Post Graduate Diploma in General Management from Macquarie University of Australia. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of the UK since 1986 as well as a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Wong was awarded the Ten Outstanding Young Persons' Award in Hong Kong and was elected Vice-Chairman of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Association in the late 1980's. Before the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong back to China in 1997, Mr. Wong was the Convener of the Economic Sub-group of the Basic Law Drafting Committee of the Hong Kong Management Association. From 1992 to 2002, Mr. Wong was a Committee Member of the Chinese Political Party's Consultative Committee of Zengcheng City, Guangdong.
MR. STAR MU, General Manager (Northern China) of PacificNet Ltd.(Nasdaq: PACT), born in April, 1969 in Tonghua of Jilin Province. After graduated from Computer Science and Engineering Department of Northwestern Polytechnical University in 1992, Mr. Mu worked in Dalian Sunhope Computer Technology Co. Ltd. as a technician. From 1997, he founded the Saind Electronic Technique Co. Ltd in Tonghua with other partner and was in charge of technical department. From 2000, Mr. Mu began to work in Webplus Inc. (former Talentsoft BJ Inc.), and has been the regional manager (North China) since 2003. In 2003, Mr. Mu was appointed as a regional manager (North China) of PacificNet Inc.
MR. MIKE FEI, joined PacificNet in 2004 as in-house Chief Legal Counsel for PacificNet's China Operations. Mr. Fei is a Member of the All-China Bar Association and holds a Master of Law degree from the University of New South Wales of Australia. Mr. Fei has 8 years of experience in the legal profession and dealt with more than 200 cases of litigation and arbitration which related to the issues of foreign investment, bankruptcy, merging, commercial
contract and debt disputes.
MR. FEI SUN, has been with PacificNet since 2003 and has served several positions including Manager of Shenzhen office, Director of Investment, etc. Mr. Sun has been a director of Linkhead for 10 years and serves as the General Manager of Linkhead Shenzhen Office. From 1991, Mr. Sunfei worked in Japan as the Chief Representative of China in a software company co-organized by CATIC and Japanese Central Electronic Power Research Institution, focused on software development and organized the Japanese company software development outsourced to the Chinese company. Mr. Sun graduated with Master Degree of Electronic Engineering from China Northeast Industrial University.
MR. VICTOR CHOY, joined PacificNet in 2006 as Vice President of Mobile Distribution Services. Mr. Choy has over 13 years of telecom experience in Asia and Europe, and is incharge of the strategic planing and M&A activities of the group's telecom business units. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Choy was the COO of Ora Telecom China, a subsidiary of the Singapore based manufacturer and distributor of original accessories for major brands including Nokia and Motorola, with sales offices in 12 countries in SE Asia and China. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Choy worked as the General Manager of Asia Pacific (APAC) for Avenir Telecom, a listed company from France and a leading mobile distributor, telecom retailer, Internet service provider, and mobile accessory manufacturer in Europe. Mr. Choy helped Avenir Telecom to build its APAC business from $0 to annual revenues of US$100 million within 2 years of operation in mobile phone and accessories distribution. In 2000, Mr. Choy also expanded the company into China and found Avenir Telecom China Limited in Shenzhen. In one year, Avenir China opened 7 retail outlets in the city of Shenzhen and Guangzhou and also started the distribution of products for China Mobile and China Unicom by signing first level distributorship agreements. During his service at Avenir, Mr. Choy also initiated a JV between Cetelec (the service arm of Avenir) and China Motion, a Hong Kong listed telecom company, to run an aftersales service center for mobile phones and pagers in Shenzhen. Mr. Choy received the Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Science and Computer Science from University of Toronto in 1992.
MR. PHILIP CHENG, has been with PacificNet since 2005. As the Vice General Manager of PacificNet, Philip is responsible for the company's synergy development, corporate strategy coordinating and execution so as to enhance the internal control. Prior to joining PacificNet, Mr. Cheng worked for CSL, and was in charge of CSL's Value-Added Services development. Previously, Mr. Cheng worked as deputy general manager in the VAS department for Guangzhou Suntek Technology, a leading telecom equipment and VAS provider listed on China's stock exchange. Mr. Cheng received his Master and Bachelor degree of Science respectively in 1988 and 1985 from Southern China University of Technology, Department of Radio Engineering, Major of Communications, and performed his master research in Digital Signal Processing.
MR. JACK OU, joined PacificNet in 2005 as Manager and Financial Controller of PacificNet Guangzhou Operations. From 1986 to 1998, Mr. Jack Ou worked as the Vice Director at the Guangzhou Justice Bureau and as PRC attorney at Guangdong Overseas Chinese Law Firm. Subsequently, Mr. Jack Ou worked as the Manager of Research Department and Assistant General Manager in Guangdong Huafu Investment Inc. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Ou served as a Manager and Research Analyst at Everbright Securities, a leading securities brokerage firm in China. Mr. Ou is an accredited PRC lawyer and received his Law Degree from the Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China. Mr. Ou also graduated from Guangdong Communist Party Executive College and received a Master of Economics Degree.
MR. JACOB LAKHANY, is the Director of Investor Relations and has been with PacificNet since 2003. Previously Mr. Lakhany was a Quality Assurance Supervisor for APAC Customer Service, a leading CRM call center services company listed on NASDAQ, where he gained experience in the outsourced telemarketing industry overseeing service quality and relationships with companies such as Citibank, Sears, Shell, Chase Manhattan, and Bank One. Mr. Lakhany attended Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD.