24/7 Media Asia Ltd Appoints Patrick Jonathan Wong as Deputy Managing Director.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 1, 1999-- Experienced Manager of High Profile Media/Technology Start-ups Strengthens Team 24/7 Media Asia Ltd., a China.com Corporation company (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CHINA), today announced the recent appointment of start-up veteran Patrick Jonathan Patrick Jonathan (born 24 January 1959) is a British composer. Life Patrick Jonathan is a composer born in London, England, but currently based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A former student of Stanley Glasser, Edward Gregson and Don B. Wong to the position of Deputy Managing Director, Asia Pacific. Mr Wong takes responsibility for establishing the first pan-Asian internet advertising Delivering ads to Internet users via Web sites, e-mail, ad-supported software and Internet-enabled cellphones. Also called an "ad network," Internet advertising organizations act as a middleman between the advertiser and the Web sites and software publishers that display the ads. and interactive marketing network across the Asia Pacific region. Mr Wong will be based in the Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. headquarters of 24/7 Media Asia Ltd. Mr Wong's key roles will be to build 24/7 Media Asia's market presence by recruiting and managing new sales teams for the pan-Asian and US markets, to grow a high quality alliance of interactive advertising sites and advertisers throughout the region and to initiate a series of partnerships, mergers and acquisitions to expand the network rapidly across the region. "Patrick has over ten years of start-up and operational experience with a wide range of global and regional media, broadcasting, telecoms and satellite ventures in the region," commented Peter Hamilton Peter Hamilton may refer to:
The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , China.com Corporation. "Patrick's tremendous experience with ambitious, high profile organisations provides 24/7 Media Asia with a firm, locally-rooted foundation on which to build our business in the region." Previously Mr Wong was part of the team that launched Star TV in 1990, taking a number of senior management positions within the company and its subsequent parent, News Corporation, when News Corporation acquired the network in 1993. Star TV, the first pan-Asian satellite television network is now being received by over 260 million viewers across Asia. In 1994 Mr Wong rejoined the founders of Star TV and worked on the launch of Corporate Access, Pacific Century Group's satellite telecoms venture - the first pan-Asian VSAT-based telecoms network. Mr Wong then transferred to Hutchison Whampoa Hutchison Whampoa Limited or HWL (Traditional Chinese: 和記黃埔有限公司, HKSE: 0013 to serve as Asia's Vice President for Sales & Marketing and Business Development when Corporate Access was acquired by Hutchison Telecoms in 1995. Mr Wong was a co-founder of East West Ventures, a venture capital firm involved in technology transfer between the US and Asia. Prior to joining 24/7 Media Asia, Mr Wong was Asia's Regional Director for Loral Space & Communications' multi billion dollar satellite venture, Globalstar, a constellation of 48 satellites that provides wireless global mobile communications virtually anywhere in the world. Mr Wong's departure from Globalstar marks the latest example of an executive at an established company who is lured by the internet. He joined 24/7 Media Asia prior to its parent, China.com Corporation's NASDAQ listing in July of this year. Editors Note: About 24/7 Media Asia 24/7 Media Asia, a China.com Corporation company, delivers unparalleled Internet advertising and online direct marketing solutions for advertisers and Web publishers across the Asia region. Reaching a potential market of over 23.4 million Internet users in Asia1 (including Japan), 24/7 Media Asia's highly targeted ad-serving network includes Greater China, the ASEAN ASEAN: see Association of Southeast Asian Nations. ASEAN in full Association of Southeast Asian Nations International organization established by the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand in nations, Australia, India, South Korea and Japan. The 24/7 Media Asia network of over 175 Web site affiliates attracts a broad set of Asian advertisers and international companies interested in advertising in Asia. Over 200 leading global and regional advertisers and agencies have signed up with 24/7 Media Asia, including Sony Corporation, Mitsubishi Motor Corporation, Compaq, Microsoft, KLM KLM Kaiserliche Marine (Enigma: Rising Tide game) KLM Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Airlines) KLM Klub Langer Menschen (German: Tall Person Club) Royal Dutch Airways airways Anatomy The 'pipes'–trachea, bronchi, bronchioles–through which air passes to and from the alveoli. See Small airways. , Mild Seven Outdoor Quest, Ericsson, and AT&T. 24/7 Media Asia is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of China.com Corporation [NASDAQ: CHINA], developed in cooperation with 24/7 Media, Inc. [NASDAQ: TFSM]. About China.com Corporation China.com Corporation [NASDAQ: CHINA] is a comprehensive, pan-Asian, integrated Internet business providing a full range of solutions that build, distribute and sell services for the Internet in Asia. China.com Corporation has a strong and innovative Internet-based business strategy which covers its portal network (hongkong.com, china.com, cww.com and taiwan.com), Web-based e-commerce and e-solutions business (the Web Connection) and Internet advertising network (24/7 Media Asia). Today, China.com Corporation is committed to facilitating the development of the Internet in Asia, and has over 430 staff in 12 offices across 7 Asian countries. About 24/7 Media Reaching more than half of all online users in the U.S., 24/7 Media, Inc. is one of the largest Internet media companies. Through its global online advertising and direct marketing networks, 24/7 Media provides a full-suite of online media sales services to advertisers and Web publishers. Through its flagship networks, 24/7 Media represents more than 2.5 billion ad impressions per month on more than 300 high-profile sites globally. In 1999, 24/7 Media acquired Sift, Inc., a leading e-mail marketing Email marketing is a form of direct marketing which uses electronic mail as a means of communicating commercial or fundraising messages to an audience. In its broadest sense, every email sent to a potential or current customer could be considered email marketing. company, and ConsumerNet, a leading provider of email marketing solutions and formed 24/7 Mail, an independent subsidiary of 24/7 Media. 24/7 Media also owns and operates 24/7 Profilz(TM), the first online co-op database of Web user profiles used to deliver targeted online banner and email campaigns. Based in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , 24/7 Media, Inc. is a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. (NASDAQ: TFSM) with offices in 28 cities in 15 countries. For more information please visit www.247media.com. |
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