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PROFILE OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Telecommunication Products
Kent WONG Wah Shun, aged 45, Chief Executive O cer
of the Branded business, is responsible for overseeing the
Telecommunication Products business under VTech and AT&T
licensed brands. Mr. WONG joined VTech in 1989 and over the
years has held management positions in a number of areas
including business development, product management and
development, engineering and manufacturing operations.
Mr. WONG holds a Master degree in Engineering, a Master degree
in Engineering Management and an MBA degree.
Mr. WONG is a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Manager,
holding a Membership of Institute of Engineering and Technology,
and Fellowship of Chartered Management Institute, UK.
TONG Chi Hoi, aged 43, President of ODM business, is
responsible for overseeing the ODM (Original Design
Manufacturing) and SOHO (Small O ce Home O ce) of
Telecommunication Products business worldwide. Mr. TONG
joined VTech in December 2006. He has over 20 years of
experience in the electronics and manufacturing industry.
Mr. TONG holds a First Class Honours Bachelor degree in
Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of
London. He is a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers, Inc., US.
Nicholas P. DELANY, aged 56, President of VTech
Communications, Inc., is responsible for the Telecommunication
Products business in US speci cally business development,
sales, customer support, business intelligence processes, supply
chain, logistics, IT, HR/Administration,  nance and marketing.
Prior to joining VTech in 2000, Mr. DELANY had over 20 years
of sales and management experience in the industrial, retail,
construction and mining industries in Asia, Europe and South
Africa. He also has 10 years of experience in developing supply
chain systems with leading corporations in North America
including The Stanley Works, Inc. Mr. DELANY holds a Bachelor
Degree in Marketing and Financial Management from the
University of South Africa & Damlein College.
Gordon CHOW, aged 52, President of VTech Technologies
Canada Ltd, is responsible for both the Telecommunication
Products and Electronic Learning Products business in Canada.
He established the Canadian operations in 1986. Mr. CHOW
holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of
British Columbia and is a member of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of British Columbia. He is a member of the Board of
Governors of Crofton House School in Vancouver. Mr. CHOW has
served as a member of the President’s Advancement Council
of British Columbia Institute of Technology and a director of
the BCIT Foundation. He was also a member of the Royal Roads
University - MBA Advisory Board and a director of the Canadian
Toy Association.
Gary TAM Wai Keung, aged 44, Senior Vice President of Sales,
is responsible for the business development and sales and
marketing activities of ODM (Original Design Manufacturing)
Telecommunication Products business worldwide. Mr. TAM has
over 20 years of sales and marketing experience. Mr. TAM joined
VTech in 1986 and he held management positions in a number
of areas including operations, sales and marketing. He holds
a Bachelor degree in Electronics from the Chinese University
of Hong Kong and an MBA degree from Strathclyde Business
School, UK.
Matt RAMAGE, aged 38, Senior Vice President of Product
Management, is responsible for product management, channel
marketing and customer support services of VTech and AT&T
licensed brands in North America. Mr. RAMAGE joined VTech
in 1992 and over the years has held management positions
in a number of areas including sales, marketing and product
management.
Gary ROGALSKI, aged 45, Vice President of Engineering, is
responsible for the Telecommunication Products business
research and development activities in Vancouver, Canada. He
leads a team based in Vancouver that develops VoIP products,
PSTN telephony products and accessories with WIFI and
Bluetooth technologies. Mr. ROGALSKI joined VTech in 1988 and
has over 20 years of engineering research and development
experience in the telecommunications industry. He holds a
Diploma in Telecommunications from the British Columbia
Institute of Technology.
Electronic Learning Products
William TO, aged 52, 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, Puerto Rico and Mexico. He holds a
Master degree in Business Administration from the University of
Chicago.
Gilles SAUTIER, aged 52, Divisional European Chief Executive
O cer, joined the Group in November 2000 and is responsible
for Electronic Learning Products business in UK, France,
Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Spain and Germany. He is also
responsible for the support centre in Holland which takes
care of  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 the University of Paris and
an MBA degree from L’ESSEC, a French business school.
Mr. SAUTIER is the general secretary of the French Toy
Federation.