Cardtrend Appoints China-Domiciled Director
09 November 2007 - 6:35AM
Marketwired
HONG KONG (PINKSHEETS: CDTR) today announced that it has
appointed Chen Yu Hua to its Board of Directors. As announced
earlier this week Mr. Chen will also serve as Cardtrend's Chief
Officer for the Greater China Region. His appointment to the board
further emphasizes Cardtrend's development of the China market.
Prior to establishing Global Uplink Communications Ltd. ("Global
Uplink") in 2001, Mr. Chen was employed by the Chinese Post and
Telecommunications Authority where he was instrumental in
organizing the first direct mail center for China Post. In 1996, he
became General Manager of Marketing for the China Southern Postal
Services Co. Ltd., being responsible for Guangdong Province
(population over 110 million), where he set up China Post's first
call-center, a collaboration with AT&T. During this period he
also established China Post's first electronic commerce portal
(www.183.gd.cn) to provide electronic postal services.
As founder and Chief Executive Officer of Global Uplink, Mr.
Chen created a leader in direct marketing services and Customer
Relations Marketing ("CRM") in Southern China. Global Uplink counts
major financial institutions, as well as multinational corporations
operating in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau within its client
base.
Ms. Rosaline Tam, who resigned from the board to create a
vacancy for the appointment of Mr. Chen, will assume the role of
Advisor to the Board, with a special focus on the Chinese market.
She will also serve as a director of Cardtrend's wholly owned
Chinese subsidiary. Ms. Tam has over 25 years' experience in the
financial services sector in the Asia Pacific region, including
senior management positions with MasterCard International, Citibank
and American Express.
ABOUT CARDTREND INTERNATIONAL INC.
Cardtrend International Inc. ("Cardtrend") is a US public
company with executive offices in Hong Kong. Its business
activities are focused on the payments and loyalty-rewards
industries in China and throughout Asia. Through its subsidiaries,
Cardtrend operates in multiple locations across Asia. In line with
its long-term growth strategy, Cardtrend is organized into three
synergistic business units: Cards Business, Prepaid Business and
Processing Business. For more information please visit Cardtrend's
corporate website (www.cardtrend.com).
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