Belkin Corporation Appoints Eric Tong as New Vice President, Asia Pacific; Mr. Tong Heads up Newly Established Hong Kong Office, Adding to the Organization's Increased Presence in the Region.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. & 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. -- To continue its focus in Asia Pacific, Belkin Corporation, the global leader in connectivity solutions, announces the appointment of Eric Tong tong 1 tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs. [Back-formation from tongs. , former VP of Marketing and Product Management - Belkin US, to the position of Vice President, Asia Pacific of Belkin Asia Pacific Limited. Mr. Tong will be based out of the organization's new Hong Kong office, headquarters for the region, established in November 2005. This move adds to Belkin's increased regional presence with its existing Singapore and Shanghai offices, and with additional offices in other Asia Pacific countries planned for the near future. Mr. Tong will continue to build upon what has already been a successful move into the region. He is responsible for all sales, marketing, and operational activities for the region, with the intent of delivering thoughtful solutions to make end users' lives easier in an increasingly more complex and sophisticated IT and CE world. "Our ultimate goal is to create an ecstatic ec·stat·ic adj. 1. Marked by or expressing ecstasy. 2. Being in a state of ecstasy; joyful or enraptured. [French extatique, from Greek ekstatikos, from user experience that results in a long-lasting and loyal relationship with the Asia Pacific consumer," says Mr. Tong. "It's a really exciting time in Asia Pacific, and I look forward to helping Belkin grow its brand across the region." "We have a great team in place under Eric's leadership," comments Chet Pipkin, Belkin CEO/President. "As our company continues to evolve into a more complete global organization, his passion and strategic leadership will further solidify so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. Belkin as a leader in the digital connectivity space." "The market opportunities in the Asia Pacific region are huge, and we strongly believe in the specific country markets embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. there," continues Mr. Pipkin. "With Eric at the helm, we are eager to be adding more resources to accelerate our growth there." Eric Tong, Vice President of Belkin, Asia Pacific Mr. Tong began his career at Belkin in 1993 in product management. His last role as the VP of Marketing and Product Management in the US corporate office gave him increasing responsibilities for Belkin's product design, development, marketing, and corporate positioning for Belkin's global markets. The many successful product launches headed by Mr. Tong included iPod(R) accessories, wireless networking See wireless network. products, and an innovative PureAV(R) consumer electronics accessories line. Additionally, he developed an award-winning, in-house industrial design studio, R&D group, and marketing team. About Belkin Corporation Belkin Corporation offers a diverse product mix designed to give computer and consumer electronics users seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. in their homes, cars, and on the go. Founded in California in 1983, Belkin is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. and the recognized leader in connectivity solutions, in addition to accessories for iPod(R) players, computers, and others. We provide extensive solutions for networking, home theater--with our PureAV line--and many more categories. You can view and purchase them at www.belkin.com, as well as through a network of major distributors, resellers, and superstores This is a list of superstores by country. Multi-national
Belkin's phenomenal growth has led to our expanding global presence. In addition to corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, we now have offices throughout Europe--in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Germany, among others--and in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, Shanghai, and our regional headquarters in Hong Kong. About PureAV(R) Designed to unleash the potential of audio video devices, PureAV by Belkin integrates the latest technologies with the best materials to deliver an outstanding home theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. experience. Evolving out of Belkin's 20-plus years of leading-edge development in digital connectivity and power protection, PureAV cables, power, and digital wireless accessories offer a modern elegance and exceptional performance previously obtainable only at a premium price. PureAV products are available at www.pureav.com, and through a network of major distributors, resellers, and superstores. |
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