George Cheung        

As Advisory Board Member of VCNOffice & Company, George brings extensive experience in Business Development and Equity Investments in North Asia.

George has delivered Time-Critical Market Entry Assignments with numerous US Tech Firms (Applications, Hardware, Internet, Oil/Gas Exploration Technologies…) for the China & Asian Market, as well as Subsidiary Operations Re-structuring Works, frequently via co-operations with International and Local alliance partners. This has delivered substantial Revenue-Increase results - e.g. In two Oil/Gas related project, (a) with the Securing of key Multi-Million Contract in South East Asia; (b) with Sustained Growth in the China Market of over 25% Annual Revenue Growth. He has co-operated with Leading Industry IT/ICP Vendors such as Huawei, ZTE, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Lenovo, Digital China, UTStacom, Kejian, Putian, Bird; IBM, Intel, Cisco, Motorola; Sohu and Sina as well as a number of China Research Institutes such as 61, 54 and 15.

Under the sponsorship of the Infocomm Development Authority, Singapore Government, George has developed and implemented the China Entry Programs for 12+ Singapore HiTech Companies. This has included special briefings, board/senior executives meetings with Local China HiTech Firms, Local Government Commerce Commission and Alliance Network Dinner co-hosted by the Singapore Ambassador to China. Similar success were achieved with a number of US Hitech Hardware and Software Application Firms.

George has worked with a number of Chinese Enterprises (State-Owned, Joint-Stock & Private) with their Private Equity Needs, covering industries from Renewable Energy (Solar, Wind, Fuel Cell, Ethanol), Industrial/Consumer Products (Special PVC, Industrial Machinery), City Commercial Banks, Pharmaceutical Firms, Software/Hardware Vendors and Completed Commercial Buildings/Hotels. This has included the high profile, Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Corporation and Himin Solar Energy Group Corporation. He has also provided consultation to a China Top 6 Provincial Government with the formation of it's State Asset Management Company. George also advises a Country Investment Companies and US Endowment Funds in their China Private Equity Portfolio Investments.

Mr. Cheung has also participated in a Key Stanford Business School China Technology Development Study Project in 2010, co-authored by Andy Grove, the former Intel Chairman/CEO.

On the Venture Capital side, George has worked with with Bay Area VCs to 'Source Deals, Raise Funds and to Develop China Strategies' for Portfolio Firms, including indirectly, a placement of USD $60 MM for a China HiTech Firm in 1H03.

Prior to VCNOffice, George has been the Vice President for Nortel/Nordx IBDN Opitcal Fibre/Hubs Division (Asia Pacific), COO for Novell (Asia), VP for Avid Technology (North Asia), VP for Irdeto Access (Satellite/VSAT/IP/VoIP/Cable) Division (North Asia), VP for iDirect North Asia (Satcom) & State Sales Director for IBM Australia/NZ, with various assignments to Bay Area, California and Asia Pacific Headquarter.

George has been one of the leading architect of IBM's Asia Pacific Market Entry Strategy for the Small & Medium Sized Business. He worked on a Joint IBM AP HQ-Booz Allen Hamilton Taskforce for 6 Months to develop the Indepth Entry Strategy, which focused on Industry Segmentations, Portfolio Analysis and Partnering with 'Best of Breed' Industry Solution Providers to access these new markets for IBM. He then joint the Innovative Strategic Sales Team to implement the Successful Sales Channel Programs.

With China's fast-paced economic growth, George had been appointed as
a Senior Advisor to the 'Beijing Chaoyang CDB 5th International Business Festival(A mini Fortune Global Forum for Beijing's Leading CBD District)', by the Beijing Municipal Organizing Committee. George has recently been appointed as Technology/Trade Advisor for a Leading Nanjing-based State Conglomerate in the Satellite Communications Industry.

Mr. Cheung was named as an “Asia Pacific New Leader” and had represented China at the Generation 21 'Asia Pacific New Leaders Dialogue', (A Mini ASEAN-World Economic Forum, Davos), in Jakarta, 2009, organized by the Asialink/Asia Society (Founded by John D Rockefeller 3rd) and was hosted by the President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono; Mckinsey & Co., the US and Australian Government. US President Barack Obama welcomed the delegation via Teleconferencing. in the Generation 21 Dialogue in Jakarta.

George has been recognised by the Advance Global Australian Organization,
an Australian NGO, supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade, as a member of "Asia 50", a leading group of Australians
and Australian Alumni, residing in Asia.

Mr. Cheung has been a Key Judge of the 'Tianhui' MBA Entrepreneurial Project Championship of the China Academy of Science (CAS) Graduate School of Management, Beijing. He has also presented to the MBA Class at the Tsinghua University School of Economic Management on 'China's Private Equity Market & Developments'.

George is an Associate Member of the "Society of Exploration Geophysicists(SEG)" and have co-hosted the SEG China Advisory Committee Luncheon in Beijing, April 2009. SEG President-Elect, Larry Lines, and other Executive Team Members had attended the Luncheon.

George is a Chartered member and sit on the 'Private Equity' Committee
of the Capital Club in Beijing, China; the Beijing Chapters of the Swiss, Singapore and Hong Kong Chambers of Commerce; Monte Jade Science & Technology Association, Santa Clara, the SDF Forum and other Industry/Technology Organizations in Silicon Valley (George has been the former Chairman of the Banking/Investment Committee, Swiss Chamber of Commerce, Beijing Chapter).

George is the current President of the University of New South Wales Alumni Association(Sydney), China Chapter, where he has acted as the Local Co-Host
for the UNSW 60th Anniversary Celebration in Beijing in October 2009
(Over 450 Attendees from Australia, ASEAN and China), together with
the China Chapter Patron, Dr. Shi Zengrong, Chairman & CEO, Suntech Power Group (China's #1 Manufacturer of Solar Silicon Cells).

Mr. Cheung had also been the 2002..2005 Vice President of the Stanford GSB Alumni Association, Beijing Chapter (Other Board Members had included Mop.com's Chairman/CEO, Cummin Investment's China Head and Prudential Insurance's China Head), and have been organizing the influential Stanford GSB Alumni Beijing 'View From the Top' Presentations every 2 months. Past events has included presentation on key topics by a number of Senior Chinese Ministers (such as the current China Investment Company (CIC) Vice Chairman, Guo Xiqing, China Securities Regulatory Commission Vice Chairman, Laura Cha), Leading Entrepreneurs (Taikang Insurance Chairman & CEO, Chen Dongsheng, Bank of East Asia Chairman & CEO, David Li, Zhaijisong Chairman & CEO, Chen Ping); State Council Development Research Center Staffs, United Nations Secretary Generals, Ambassadors & Delegation Heads, CEOs of Major Multinationals and China Fortune 100 Chinese Entrepreneurs. He has also been the 2001 President, Organizing Committee, 'Internet & Telecom Night' Events at the Capital Club, Beijing.

George has assisted the China Disabled Person's Federation with promotions
for Charity events (Chairman is Deng Pufang, who is the honored receipient
of the 2003 United Nations Human Rights Award). He is also a frequent guest
of events organized by Key Conductors of the Central Academy of Music,
Dongcheng District.

Education
George has a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) Degree, the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;
a Master of Business Administration, University of Technology, Sydney; Attended the General Management Program, Stanford Business School, Palo Alto, California.

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Professor Kan Kaili
Dean, School of Business Management at Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications (BUPT)

President, CEO and Founder of a U.S. consulting and trading corporation specialized in China’s telecommunication sector and initiated by China’s Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications (MPT)

former positions:
Director, Central Policy Unit, State Ministry of Post & Telecommunications(MII), China
Senior Fellow, China Academy of Telecommunicatioin Research (CATR), State Ministry of Information Industries (MII)
Senior Deputy Director, State Economic & Technological Development Research Center (ETDRC), State Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications (MPT)

Co-founder of Diva Communications, Berkeley, California, first company to develop wireless local loop (WLL) systems

Ph.D., M.S., Electrical Engineering Dept., Stanford University, California

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Dr. John Li
former General Manager, Technical Strategy Board, Digital China Corporation
(Key Subsidiary of Lenovo Holdings)
former General Manager, Business Development Division, Legend Group, China
former Co-Director, Group Operations Management, Legend Group, China
(Chief Secretary of Chairman Liu Chuan Zhi's Office)
former General Manager, German Branch, Legend Group Germany

Doctor of Engineering (Ph.D.), Structure born Sound, Technical University of Berlin, Germany Bachelor of Science, Electronics Department, China University of Science and Technology

Dr. Li speaks fluent English, German, Mandarin Chinese
and enjoys Painting, Music and Gardening
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Josef Mueller
Josef M. Mueller is of Swiss nationality and was born in Switzerland. He completed his schooling and commercial and economic studies in Switzerland and holds an MBA degree from I.M.D. (formerly IMEDE) in Lausanne, Switzerland. He spent his entire professional career on important international assignments with the Nestlé Group: out of 35 years, he spent 32 years abroad, out of which 28 years in Asia, including 19 years in the Greater China Region.

He joined the Nestlé Group in Switzerland in 1972 as international operational auditor with assignments in Europe, North America and South Africa. After 4 years of solid introduction to Nestlé’s operations in various countries, his subsequent career brought him to the Far East (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines) where he continuously progressed into senior positions in Sales and Marketing Management. In between these transfers, he spent some 3 years at Nestlé Headquarters in Switzerland with business development responsibilities for Far Eastern countries.

During 1992-1995, he was Head of Nestlé in Pakistan and during 1995-1998 Head of Nestlé in Korea. In mid 1998, he moved to Beijing and took over the responsibilities for Nestlé in China as Chairman and CEO of Nestlé (China) Ltd. and, in mid-2000, his responsibilities were further expanded as Head of Nestlé in the Greater China Region where in 2007 Nestlé employed over 13,000 permanent staff and operated 21 factories and one R&D Centre (2nd to open in 2008). He also was nominated as Consultant to the Yunnan and Shaanxi Provincial Governments and was Vice President of the Beijing Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment.

Upon his retirement from Nestlé, he maintains an active interest in global business activities, in particular in Asia/Greater China Region as well as Europe. He has been invited to serve as a Senior Advisor by various organizations and as an ‘Executive-in-Residence’ at IMD, International Institute for Management Development, Lausanne/Switzerland. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bühler Group in Switzerland and of three Nestlé’s joint ventures in China, namely Shanghai Totole Food Ltd. and Shanghai Totole First Food Ltd. in Shanghai and Haoji Food Ltd. in Sichuan Province.

He speaks German, English and French and has a basic knowledge in some other languages.

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H.E. Faisal Rashed Al Ghais


Key Decorations:

-September 24, 1991
Title of Citizen of the State of Rio de Janeiro by decree No. 74 of the parliament of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

-July 13, 1992
Medalha Do Merito Pedro Ernesto (Medal of Merit Pedro Ernesto), from the State of Rio de Janriro, Brazil.

-August 25, 1992
Ordem Nacional do Curzeiro do Sul -Gran Cruz- (National Decoration of the Crusader of the South) in the grade of Grand Cross from the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil.

-August 2, 1992
Ordem Bernado O’Higgins -Gran Cruz- (Decoration Bernado O’Higgins) in the grade of Grand Cross from the President of the Republic of Chile.

-November 26, 1999
Grosse Goldene Ehrenzeichen am Bande fuer Verdienste um die Republik Oesterreich (Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria) from the President of the Republic of Austria, as an exception.

Academic Background:
-June 1968- Bachelor of Arts (Political Science), American University of
Beirut, with honours.

Languages:
-Arabic, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Persian.
-Working knowledge of Italian and Chinese.

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