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Directors and Senior Management
VTech Holdings Ltd
Annual Report 2007
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Electronic Learning Products
William TO, aged 51, President of
VTech Electronics North America, L.L.C.,
joined the Group in 1983. Mr. TO is
responsible for the Group’s Electronic
Learning Products Business in the
United States of America and Canada.
He holds a Master degree in Business
Administration from the University
of Chicago.
Gilles SAUTIER, aged 51, Chief
Executive Offi cer of continental
Europe of Electronic Learning Products
Business, joined the Group in November
2000 and is responsible for the
Group’s Electronic Learning Products
Business in France, Belgium, Holland,
Luxembourg, Spain and Germany.
He is also responsible for the support
centre in Holland which takes care of
fi nance, logistic and IT systems for the
European sales companies. With over
25 years of experience in marketing,
sales and management in the toy
industry, he held various positions in
Kenner-Parker, Spear’s Games, Ideal
Toys and Majorette. He holds a Bachelor
degree in Law from Paris University
and an MBA degree from L’ESSEC, a
French business school. Mr. SAUTIER is
a member of the Board of the French
Toy Federation.
Sid HEYDE, aged 58, Chief Executive
Offi cer of the United Kingdom,
is responsible for overseeing the
Electronic Learning Products Business
in European Markets. Mr. HEYDE joined
the Group in 1988 as Sales & Marketing
Director, retired in early age in 2001
and re-joined the Group in 2007. He
has over 30 years of experience in sales,
marketing, and general management
of electronic consumer durables. He
is a member of the British Institute of
Management and Chartered Institute
of Marketing.
Davis CHAN Hon Hung, aged 43,
General Manager – Electronics
Manufacturing of Electronic Learning
Products Business. Mr. CHAN joined
the Group in 1999. He holds a Master
degree in Logistics and Operations
Management from Macquarie
University, Australia. Mr. CHAN has over
20 years of experience in toys industry.
Prior to joining VTech, he held a senior
position in an OEM (Original Equipment
Manufacturing) toys company.
LEUNG Chun Kwan, aged 41, General
Manager – Plastic Manufacturing of
Electronic Learning Products Business.
Mr. LEUNG joined the Group in
1998 and transferred to the division
in December 2000. He had been
working in the telecommunication
products manufacturing industry
before joining the division. Mr. LEUNG
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Electronics Engineering and a Master
of Philosophy degree in Electronics
Engineering from the City University
of Hong Kong. He is a member of the
Institute of Engineering and Technology
and a Chartered Engineer of the
Engineering Council, UK.
Vincent YUEN Chi Ming, aged 47,
Senior Manager of Product
Development Department (Engineering
& Administration) of Electronic Learning
Products Business. Mr. YUEN joined
VTech in 1984. He holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Electronics from the
Chinese University of Hong Kong.
AU Ip Sing, aged 47, Senior Manager
of Product Development Department
(Engineering & Administration)
of Electronic Learning Products
Business. He has more than 10 years
in Mechanical Engineering Design of
switches, TV and toys products, and
15 years in toy product development
management. Mr. AU holds a Diploma
in Production and Industrial Engineering
from the Hong Kong Polytechnics
and a Master Degree in Engineering
Management from the University of
Technology Sydney, Australia.
Rowena SO Lin Ying, aged 52, Divisional
Chief Financial Offi cer of Electronic
Learning Products Business, is responsible
for fi nancial reporting and control of the
business. Ms. SO joined VTech in 1986.
She holds an MBA degree from the
University of Lincolnshire and Humberside.
She has over 20 years of managerial
experience in fi nance and accounting in
the company.
Contract Manufacturing Services
Andy LEUNG Hon Kwong, aged 48,
Chief Executive Offi cer of Contract
Manufacturing Services Business since
April 2002 after serving as General
Manager for nine years. He joined
VTech in 1988. Mr. LEUNG has over
20 years of experience in the EMS
industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Electrical Engineering from
the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
in the United Kingdom and an MBA
degree from Oklahoma City University
in the United States.
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