About Us

Emmy Wu

Executive Chairman

Emmy Wu has been serving as our Executive Chairman since June 2002. He is responsible for exercising control over the quality and timeliness of the flow of information between the board of Directors and the management of the Group. Mr Wu began his career at the Mitsubishi-Ryoden Group in 1982, where he was Senior Accounts Executive. He left the Mitsubishi-Ryoden Group in 1986 to join Data General, initially as account manager, and later as PRC Sales and Marketing Manager. He was subsequently promoted to Regional Sales and Marketing Manager for the PRC and Hong Kong. Mr Wu left Data General in 1991 and joined the Datacraft Asia Group in a series of positions, including General Manager and Managing Director for Datacraft China Limited; Regional Director for North Asia of Datacraft Asia Limited; Sales Director for Datacraft Asia Limited; and Adviser to Datacraft Japan Limited. Mr Wu has more than 20 years’ experience of the China market.

 

Shinichi Suzukawa

Executive Vice Chairman

Shinichi Suzukawa was appointed as an Executive Director of our Company in December 2009 and Vice Chairman in March 2010. Besides assisting the Executive Chairman, Mr Suzukawa is also responsible for the Group’s business alliance with the KDDI Corporation. Mr Suzukawa has more than 30 years’ experience in the network, telecommunications, and information and communication industries. Prior to joining DMX, Mr Suzukawa was the managing director of KDDI Singapore Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of the KDDI Corporation. Mr Suzukawa joined the KDD Company Ltd in 1978 and held various positions within the KDDI Corporation’s Group’ including general manager; ICT Solutions in the Kansai region; and managing director of Telehouse Europe and KDDI Europe. Mr Suzukawa graduated with a Bachelor of Economics degree from Kobe University (Japan) in 1978.

 

Jismyl Teo Chor Khin

Chief Executive Officer; Executive Director

Jismyl Teo Chor Khin has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Group since September 2006. Ms Teo is responsible for the strategic directions, management and financial well-being of our Group. Prior to her current role, Ms Teo was the Chief Financial Officer, who is responsible for all aspects of financial planning, financial budgeting and control, logistics, human resources, administration and corporate secretarial matters for the Group. She joined our Group in January 2001 and was appointed as our Director in December 2001. Ms Teo worked for Ernst & Whinney as an Assistant Accountant from January 1984 to June 1985. She joined the Datacraft Asia group in June 1985 as an Accountant, and was promoted to Finance and Administration Manager where she stayed until October 1990. In November 1990, she joined Chin, Lim & Co Pty Ltd as an Accountant and left in June 1991 to work for Frigstag Offshore Pte Ltd, Singapore as an Accounts and Administration Manager from January 1992 to November 1992. Ms Teo rejoined the Datacraft Asia group in November 1992 as Finance and Administration Manager and continued to work for them in a series of positions, including Regional Finance Manager, joint Company Secretary and Regional Director of Operations. She left the Datacraft Asia group in January 2001 to join the TVH group in January 2001 and was assigned to Chief Financial Officer of our Group. Ms Teo is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and holds a post-graduate Diploma in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Business Studies degree from the Massey University of New Zealand.

 

Iwao Oishi

Executive Director

Iwao Oishi was appointed Executive Director of our Company in December 2009. Mr Oishi is responsible for the financial issues concerning the development and growth of the Group and for co-ordinating the Group in its financial reporting and policies under the Board’s direction. Mr Oishi has more than 20 years’ experience in the telecommunications industry. Prior to joining DMX, Mr Oishi was the Senior Manager and Head of the Overseas Management section of the Global Business Division of the KDDI Corporation, responsible for the management of KDDI’s overseas subsidiaries. Mr Oishi joined the KDD Company Ltd in 1988 and held various positions within the KDDI Corporation’s Group, including that of manager of the finance department. Mr Oishi was also the Managing Director of KDDI Deutschland Gmbh, a subsidiary of the KDDI Corporation. Mr Oishi graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Waseda University (Japan) in 1988.

 

Foo Meng Tong

Independent Non-Executive Director

Foo Meng Tong was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of our Company in November 2002. Prior to joining DMX, Mr Foo worked for the Economic Development Board (EDB) for a total of 26 years until April 1993. His last appointment at the EDB was as the Director of its Industry Development Division and as the General Manager of EDB Investments Pte Ltd. He was also the administrator of the Skills Development Fund from 1980 to 1986. He has served overseas as the Regional Director of EDB's offices in Europe (based in Paris) and North America (based in New York). From 1994 to 1997, Mr Foo was Singapore's Ambassador to France, with concurrent accreditations to Spain, Portugal, Switzerland (1994 to 1996) and Israel (1996 to 1997). Mr Foo was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 1986 and the French Government conferred him as a Chevalier in the Order of the Palmes Academiques in 1988. Mr Foo holds a Professional Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the Singapore Polytechnic and has attended the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University, USA in 1985. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore.

 

Mark Wang Yat-Yee

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mark Wang Yat-Yee was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director to our Company in November 2002. Mr Wang is currently a private investor in various businesses in Singapore and China. Prior to his retirement in June 2009, Mr Wang was the Group Vice President of the Enterprise Solutions Group, Asia Pacific for Infor Global Solutions, a private application software company. Between 1974 and 1977, Mr Wang worked as a Technical Manager for the Illinois Department of Transportation. He subsequently joined the Xerox Corporation as their Finance Manager from 1977 to 1984. In 1984, he joined the Computervision Corporation, where he served in various positions including Business Planning Manager, Sales Manager (based in Shanghai) and Regional Sales Manager for ASEAN. From 1988 to 1992, Mr Wang served as Managing Director for Central and Southeast Asia of the Oracle Corporation. He joined the Informix Corporation in 1992 as their Vice President and as General Manager for the Asia Pacific region where he served until 1994. Mr Wang subsequently worked at the Digital Equipment Corporation from 1994 to 1995 as the Vice President, Systems Business Unit, for the Asia Pacific region. From 1995 to 1998, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager for the Asia Pacific region of the Seer Technologies Corporation. He joined the Candle Corporation in 1998 as Vice President and General Manager of the Asia Pacific Region, and left in 2000. Mr Wang was the Senior Vice President and General Manager for the Sybase Corporation in the Asia Pacific region from 2000 to 2003. From 2003 to 2006, Mr Wang was a private investor in various businesses in Singapore and China. Mr Wang graduated with a degree in Applied Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972, and holds both an MA in Economics and an MBA from the University of Chicago, United States.

 

Takuro Awazu

Independent Non-Executive Director

Takuro Awazu was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of our Company in March 2011. Mr Awazu is an attorney-at-law registered in Japan, New York and California and is a partner of Soga, Urya & Itoga.   Prior to that, Mr Awazu was the Deputy Director of Multilateral Trade System Department of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan from 2003 to 2005.  He was in charge of anti-dumping and dispute resolution in the Ministry.  Mr Awazu was an attorney-at-law (associate) at Itoga & Soga Law Office (former name of Soga, Uryu & Itoga) from 2001 to 2003 and an attorney-at-law (associate) at Anderson Mori Law Office from 1999 to 2000.   Mr Awazu obtained his Bachelor of Law from the University of Tokyo in 1997 and his L.L.M from Tulane Law School in 2002.

 

Thian Nie Khian

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Thian Nie Khian was appointed as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director in June 2007. Mr Thian is the Chief Technology Officer of Venture Corporation Limited (‘Venture’) and was appointed to the Board of DMX after Venture's investment in DMX. Mr Thian has over thirty years’ experience in product development and operations management. He joined Venture in November 1994 to establish the Original Design and Manufacturing (ODM) business for the company. Prior to that, he worked for Plessey Telecommunications Limited in the UK as a R&D engineer; and subsequently joined Hewlett-Packard where he held various senior management positions in R&D and operations working in Malaysia, Singapore and the US. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Liverpool, UK.

 

Kazuo Miwa

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Kazuo Miwa was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of our Company in May 2010. Mr Miwa has been the Chief Representative of China and Eastern Asia of the KDDI companies since April 2010. Prior to this role, Mr Miwa was the General Manager of the Solution Sales Department of the KDDI Corporation. With over 30 years’ experience, Mr Miwa has held various positions in the KDDI Corporation’s Group, including Director of Network Solutions Chubu Regional Sales Office and Network Solution Sales Department Corporate Account Sales 1. Mr Miwa joined Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co. Ltd. (KDD CO. Ltd.) in 1980 and holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Waseda University, Japan.

 

Hiroaki Hosoi

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Hiroaki Hosoi was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of our Company in November 2010. Mr Hosoi is the Deputy Managing Director of KDDI Singapore and Head of Business Development in Asia Pacific. Prior to this role, Mr Hosoi held various positions in KDDI Japan, including General Manager of the Service Planning Department of KDDI Japan, General Manager of the Marketing and Sales Promotion Department and Manager of the Sales Planning Department.

 

 

Kenichiro Uchimura

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Kenichiro Uchimura was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of our company in November 2010. Mr Uchimura is the Senior Manager Head of Post-Merger Integration Group, Global Business Planning & Development Department of Global Business Division of KDDI Corporation. Prior to that, Mr Uchimura was the President of KDDI Korea Ltd. He was the Vice President of Prism Communications Corp. from 2005 to 2009 and CFO of HOLA Paraguay S.A. from 1998 to 2005.

 

 

Takashi Nagashima

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Takashi Nagashima was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director in November 2011. Mr Nagashima is the Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer of Global Business, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Global ICT Business of KDDI Corporation. Prior to that, Mr Nagashima held various positions in KDDI Corporation, including General Manager of Solution Business Strategy Division, Solution Business Sector, General Manager of Consumer Service & Product Planning Division, Consumer Business Sector, General Manager of Content and EC Division, Content and Media Business Sector and Director of Solution Sales Department 3, Solution Domestic Sales Division, EVP of KDDI AMERICA from 2000 to 2003. Mr Nagashima was the President of DDI Communications America Corporation from 1999 to 2000.