Frederick Sum
Chief Executive Officer |
Mr. Sum brings to PayEase rich background in the Telecom / IT field and strong operation experience. He serves on the board of several publicly listed companies as well as the Advisory Board of high-tech companies that cover the field of Wireless Communication, IT and ASPs.
A veteran in China, Mr. Sum went to the PRC as the first Managing Director of Bell Canada International ( Asia) in 1980. In 1986 Mr. Sum was the founding Director of Hutchison Telecom spear heading the company’s thrust into Cellular Telephone, Paging, Cable Television and Broadcast Services.
In 1995 Mr. Sum became the Chief Operating Officer of the Hong Kong Public Company - Star Telecom Group who had substantial investment in the Hong Kong and China Cellular and Internet properties.
Prior to PayEase, Mr. Sum was the Co-Chairman of Tricom which was acquired by Mr. Richard Li, rename Pacific Century Cyber Works (PCCW), and later used as the public vehicle to acquired Hong Kong Telecom.
Following the acquisition, the Tricom stock went up over one hundred times over a two days period. The stock became the fastest rising stock in the shortest period of time in the history of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. |
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Ekkehard Rathgeber
Chief Operation Officer |
Extensive management experience as former COO of Tom Group, the leading Greater China Media Group (associated company of Hutchison Whampoa), President of Bertelsmann Direct Group from 1995 until 2003.
Set up Bertelsmann Book Club, BOL, Arvato Systems, Bertelsmann Asia Publishing, Arvato Services China.
Resident in Shanghai since 1995; fluent in Mandarin.
Tournament Director of the China Open, the major ATP/WTA tennis tournament in China.
Board member of several companies in China
Graduated from WHU School of Corporate Management Coblence, 1-year scholarship at Beijing University and executive education at Harvard Business School (Alumni). |
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Simon Wong
Chief Financial Officer |
Simon Wong is a Certified Public Accountant in US, HK, and Chartered Accountant in UK with an EMBA degree. Mr. Wong is also Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") licensed responsible officer, authorized to offer services in regulated activities of asset management including REITs, corporate finance and advising on securities.
Mr. Wong has over twenty three years of experience in corporate management and governance, strategic planning, investment advisory and management, as well as capital market fund raising. Mr. Wong started his career as an auditor in Deloitte in 1985, then became the CFO and Executive Director of Asia Commercial Holding Limited (from 1989 to 1996). Since 1997 he co-founded Legend Capital and became CEO. |
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Kino Kwok
EVP Operations & Business Development |
A honor graduate of Computer Engineering from the Newcastle University (Australia), Kino Kwok has extensive managing experience in information technology, telecommunications and finance industry. Prior to joining PayEase, Mr. Kwok was the CTO of a Hong Kong listed company iAsia Technology Ltd. He led the team developing online financial trading products and providing SI and ASP services to financial institutions including stock exchanges in Asia region. He played an important role on getting iAsia listed in Hong Kong GEM board in 2001.
Prior to that, Kino was in Taiwan helping one of the first Telecom operator to build and manage their telecom network. He was also responsible for developing their billing system and value added services to customer. He was leading the team to develop the first Chinese graphical featured rich stock information terminal for a major Telecom Operator in Hong Kong. |
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Mr. So Tsz For
EVP Technology & Development |
A honor graduate of EE engineering from the University of Hong Kong, So Tsz For work extensively in the IT and Telecom industry for over 18 years. He was the CTO of EPRO Telecom the largest call center and CRM solution provider in South China, designing building and operating over 50 call centers for key customers such as China Mobile, China Unicom, all the major Banks and Guangdong Government etc. Prior to that Mr. So was the Technical Director at Mililot Corp. responsible for developing wireless Financial Information services for China, Japan, Korea and S.E. Asia including Malaysia.
Prior to that, Mr. So was leading the team to design and implement a nationwide mobile paging system that covers 3 provinces and 13 Cities in China. He has very extensive experience dealing with Telecom Operators in China. |
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Jean Marc Lew
Financial Controller
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Jean Marc Lew is a qualified ACCA with extensive experience in corporate finance and management, working extensively in China and overseas, in sectors covering IT, Telecom, Wireless Internet & Value-Added Services and Audit.
Jean Marc has worked extensively in China with TOM Online Inc. for its financial reporting, compliance and management processes. Fluent in Mandarin, English and French, he helped bridged the gap between PRC GAAP and US GAAP for the IPO exercise of our China-based operations.
He is instrumental in developing the financial business model following our M&A and integrating the payment services at PayEase. He has extensive knowledge about the company structure, matters related to foreign-funded investment and doing business in the Chinese IT industry. |
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Gao Jia Qing
EVP, Head of E-Commerce |
Graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology with a doctorates in Management and a master’s degree in Financial management, Mr. Gao possess numerous research abilities, having written and published over 20 articles with topics ranging from commerce to investment advices.
Mr. Gao has extensive experience in M&A, asset management, investment strategies, e-commerce, and business development.
Prior to joining PayEase, Mr. Gao was the Assistant Director of E-Commerce for CapInfo Ltd., in charge of business and financing operations. |
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Bao Yan
VP E-Commerce |
Education:
- University: Graduated from Beijing University of Technology
Work Experience:
- Prior to joining PayEase, Ms. Bao worked for Beijing’s Security Bureau and Beijing Stone Group, engaged in software development, information management, product marketing, and business management. She has extensive experience in technology and E-commerce.
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