[REDTONE] Director REDESIGNATION - DATO WEI CHUAN BENG on 15-Dec-2016

Announcement Date
15-Dec-2016
Board Member Information:
Date of Change
01-Jan-2017
Type of Change
REDESIGNATION
Previous Position
Managing Director
New Position
Director
Designation
Director
Directorate
Non Independent and Non Executive
Age
51
Gender
Male
Nationality
Malaysia
Qualification
Dato' Wei obtained his Bachelor's Degree (Honors) in Electrical Engineering from University Technology Malaysia in 1989 and Diploma in Management (Gold Medalist Award Winner) from Malaysia Institute of Management (MIM) in 1995. He also completed an Entrepreneur Development Program from the renowned MIT Sloan School of Management in USA in 2006.
Working Experience
Throughout Dato' Wei's working life, Dato' Wei has been involved in IT and ICT. An industry veteran of 27 years, he is the Group Managing Director of the Company.

Dato' Wei began his career with Hewlett Packard Sales Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. in 1989 as Customer Engineer responsible for information technology technical support and customer relations before taking up a role as Major Account Manager managing sales for large and strategic global customers such as Motorola, Nortel, Intel and Alcatel, among others. Having gained wide exposure in the IT, electronics and telecommunications industries, he focused his attention to become an entrepreneur.

Dato' Wei is the driving force behind the REDtone Group where he is one of the founding members. Under his guidance and spirit of innovation, the Group which started off with REDtone Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd. in 1996, is today an integrated telecommunications solutions provider catering to niche market segments. He continues to play an instrumental role in shaping the Group's strategic directions and policies to grow the business locally and internationally.

Dato' Wei is a master trainer for professional selling skills in REDtone Academy, and a regular speaker at industry conferences and institutions of higher learning. He is adjunct professor at University Tun Hussien Onn Malaysia.

Aside from making career out of ICT, he has also played leadership and advisory roles within influencer and strategic thought organizations such as PIKOM (Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia) and the National IT Council. He keeps abreast of developments and makes it a point to attend all the major conferences and trade shows in Malaysia and outside of the country.

He was conferred DSPN with the title Dato' as a recognition of his contributions to the industry in 2011. Dato' Wei is also a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company.
Family Relationship
Nil
Conflict of Interest
Nil
Interest
Direct interests:-

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