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Nicholas P. DELANY
Aged 54, Senior Vice President, is
responsible for the Telecommunication
Products Business in US specifically
sales, customer support, business
intelligence processes, supply chain,
logistics and IT. Prior to joining VTech in
2000, Mr. DELANY had over 20 years
sales and management experience in
the industrial, retail, construction and
mining industries in Asia, Europe and
South Africa. He also has 9 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.
Gary TAM Wai Keung
Aged 42, Vice President and General
Manager of International Sales and
Market Development, is responsible for
the development of the
Telecommunication Products Business
sales and marketing activities in Europe,
South America and other international
markets outside of North America. He
is also responsible for ODM (Original
Design Manufacturing) business
activities worldwide. Mr. TAM joined
VTech in 1986 and he held
management positions in a number of
areas including operations, and sales
and marketing. He holds a Bachelor
degree in Electronics from Chinese
University of Hong Kong and an MBA
degree from Strathclyde Business
School, UK.
Gordon CHOW
Aged 50, President of VTech
Telecommunications Canada Limited, is
responsible for the Telecommunication
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 ROGALSKI
Aged 43, 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, video
telephony products and accessories
with WIFI and Bluetooth technologies.
Mr. ROGALSKI joined VTech in 1988
and has 20 years of engineering
research and development experience
in the telecommunications industry. He
holds a Diploma in Telecommunications
from British Columbia Institute
of Technology.
Stanley M. HARTSTEIN
Aged 49, Vice President of Business
Development, is responsible for the
development of new business activities
including the establishment of strategic
relationships with leading VoIP service
providers and identification of
innovative VoIP hardware solutions. He
further coordinates the
Telecommunication Products Business
day to day relationship with AT&T Corp.
and manages VTech’s US legal activity.
Mr. HARTSTEIN has over 24 years
experience in the consumer electronics
industry. Prior to joining VTech in 2000,
he held a number of management
positions at Sony Corp., AT&T Corp.
and Lucent Technologies Inc.
Mr. HARTSTEIN holds a Bachelor degree
in Accounting from the State University
of New York.
Paulina AU King Lun
Aged 36, Divisional Chief Financial
Officer, is responsible for financial and
accounting control of the
Telecommunication Products Business.
Ms. AU has over 12 years of experience
in professional accounting and finance
and prior to joining VTech in 2000, she
worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers
as an audit manager. Ms. AU holds a
Bachelor degree in Accountancy from
City University of Hong Kong and a
Master degree in Applied Finance from
Macquarie University, Australia. She is a
Fellow Member of Association of
Chartered Certified Accountants and
an Associate Member of Hong Kong
Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Electronic Learning Products
William TO
Aged 50, 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.
Andrew DICKSON
Aged 45, Chief Executive Officer of
United Kingdom operation of Electronic
Learning Products Business, joined the
Group in November 2001. Mr. DICKSON
is responsible for the Group’s electronic
learning products business in the
United Kingdom. With over 16 years of
experience in sales and marketing of
consumer durable products and
operational management experience in
marketing, finance and logistical
functions, he had been the United
Kingdom Managing Director of IDTUK
(Oregon Scientific UK Limited) previous
to that was Sales Director with Texas
Instruments Incorporated. Mr. DICKSON
graduated from Royal College of Music
and attended Insead International
School of Management.