Dr Soon H Teh, MD of CellTrust® Asia

"Increasingly affluent and sophisticated consumers will drive the demand for secured mobile communication and financial transactions. The APAC region, with the largest number of mobile phone subscribers and two of the three largest economies in the world, will be a key market for Celltrust."

Dr Soon H Teh - is Director of Strategic Accounts, for the Asia Pacific region at CellTrust.

Based in Melbourne, Australia, Dr. Teh has more than 20 years experience in developing and implementing go-to-market strategies in APAC for businesses in the education, wholesale distribution, clean energy, information and communication technology sectors. He has consulted to companies such as Patchlink Corporation, Mirage Networks, Mailfrontier, Pinnacle Systems, Korea Telecom and Worldspace.

Dr Teh was the CEO and Chairman of a publicly listed company on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) from 1996 to 2001 and the CEO of a privately-owned Australia consumer electronics and distribution company. He advised three other companies, two of which he was on the Board of Directors, to list on the ASX - one of those companies had the distinction of being the 2nd US technology company to do so. Dr Teh has also served on the Board of Directors of companies in South-East Asia, Japan, Europe and the USA.

Dr Teh was involved in building strategic relationships with many companies in APAC, including joint ventures with Itochu (a Fortune 500 company) and Casio in Japan, and Hanil Telecom in Korea. He negotiated the licensing of technologies to numerous companies in the region including Hyundai, Samsung, LG, i-Tech, and LiteOn.

Responsible for CellTrust's business development in Asia, Dr. Teh maintains a strong network of business associates and contacts throughout South-East Asia, Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.