Asia Pacific Region

Huawei to invest US$100 million in Asia Pacific startup ecosystem over 3 years

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Telecommunications, Smartphones, Huawei, Asia Pacific Region, Criticism of Huawei

Huawei said the investment would go towards its Spark Program in the Asia Pacific region, which aims to build a sustainable startup ecosystem for the region over the next three years.

Key Points: 
  • Huawei said the investment would go towards its Spark Program in the Asia Pacific region, which aims to build a sustainable startup ecosystem for the region over the next three years.
  • At the HUAWEI CLOUD Spark Founders Summit, Huawei unveiled the latest data on its innovation research programs with startups.
  • Through this center, Huawei aims to cultivate future talent in cooperation with 210 leading universities across the Asia Pacific region.
  • Jeffery Liu, President for Asia Pacific Region of Huawei, added that, "For the past two decades, we have remained committed to being 'In Asia Pacific, For Asia Pacific'.

Franklin Templeton Appoints Dr. Ben Meng as EVP and Chairman of Asia Pacific

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Monday, July 12, 2021
Professional services, Data management, Technology, Finance, Software, Banking, Franklin Templeton Investments, Templeton, Asia Pacific Region, Companies, Investment, Finance

Franklin Templeton today announced the appointment of Dr. Yu (Ben) Meng as Executive Vice President and Chairman of Asia Pacific, effective July 15, 2021.

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  • Franklin Templeton today announced the appointment of Dr. Yu (Ben) Meng as Executive Vice President and Chairman of Asia Pacific, effective July 15, 2021.
  • In this newly created role, Dr. Meng will help drive Franklin Templetons Asia Pacific and global growth strategy in partnership with the firms existing leadership.
  • Expanding our alternative asset business and deepening our overall commitment to the Asia Pacific region are key strategic priorities for Franklin Templeton, and Ben is uniquely experienced and positioned to lead important initiatives in the region, said Ms. Johnson.
  • Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN], is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 165 countries.

Mary Kay Inc. Names Wendy Wang President for the Asia Pacific Region

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Thursday, March 11, 2021
Cosmetics, Retail, Women, Consumer, Fictional characters, Given names, Feminine given names, Mary Kay, Asia Pacific Region, Wendy Testaburger, Wang, Mary, Kay

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Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210310005138/en/
    Wendy Wang, President of Mary Kays Asia Pacific Region (Photo: Mary Kay Inc.)
    In her new role, Wang will provide strategic vision and leadership while working to create growth for the Company in the Asia Pacific region and beyond.
  • Wang joined Mary Kays Corporate Legal Department in 2002 as Counsel for the Asia Pacific region.
  • We want to congratulate Wendy as she transitions into her new role as President of Mary Kay Asia Pacific, said David Holl, Mary Kay Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
  • Wendy is passionate for the Mary Kay independent sales force and is a proven leader within Mary Kay.

TORG Expands Asia Pacific Network

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Marketing strategy, Merchandising, Retail, Torg, Apac, Marketplace, Asia Pacific Region

The TORG-Nelian strategic alliance will provide outlet retail advisory services to clients and projects throughout the Asia Pacific region, with an emphasis on the outlet retail category.

Key Points: 
  • The TORG-Nelian strategic alliance will provide outlet retail advisory services to clients and projects throughout the Asia Pacific region, with an emphasis on the outlet retail category.
  • The TORG/Nelian alliance will be:
    Focused on the Asia Pacific region with new outlet developments in Australia and Indonesia.
  • Representing shopping destinations in Europe, Asia Pacific and in the United States in the APAC region to attract more high net worth customers from these source markets.
  • "The alliance with Nelian, one of the Asia Pacific region's most respected retail advisory groups, demonstrates our belief in the potential of the market," said Lisa Wagner, Principal of TORG.

Mary Kay Appoints Wendy Wang as Chief Commercial Officer for the Asia Pacific Region

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Cosmetics, Retail, Consumer, Other Retail, Catalog, Women, Specialty, Wang, Asia Pacific Region, Mary Kay, Cai, Names

(Photo: Mary Kay Inc.)

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  • (Photo: Mary Kay Inc.)
    We are honored to announce the appointment of Wendy Wang to this senior leadership position, said KK Chua, President of Mary Kays Asia Pacific Region.
  • As Chief Commercial Officer, Wang will develop and drive the implementation of commercial strategies for the Asia Pacific region.
  • Wang joined Mary Kay China in 2002 as counsel for the Asia Pacific region in the Corporate Legal Department.
  • In August of 2019, Katherine Weng was appointed to General Manager for Mary Kay China making 100% of Mary Kays General Managers in the Asia Pacific region female.

WWP Beauty Welcomes William Jiang as Its Asia Pacific Managing Director

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Thursday, October 22, 2020
Fashion, Packaging, Cosmetics, Retail, Manufacturing, Other Manufacturing, Jiang, Asia Pacific Region

WWP Beauty, a leading provider of cosmetic packaging components, tubes, and full-service turnkey beauty solutions, has hired William Jiang as its Managing Director of Asia Pacific.

Key Points: 
  • WWP Beauty, a leading provider of cosmetic packaging components, tubes, and full-service turnkey beauty solutions, has hired William Jiang as its Managing Director of Asia Pacific.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201022005782/en/
    William Jiang, Asia Pacific Managing Director for WWP Beauty (Photo: Business Wire)
    With over two decades of experience in the beauty and manufacturing industry, William has a successful track record of growing businesses and working closely with customer to grow their businesses.
  • William will be opening, operating and managing multiple locations in the Asia Pacific region including WWP Beautys existing wholly-owned manufacturing facilities which he will continue to expand across the entire Asia region.
  • Through a worldwide team of beauty experts that span across North America, Europe and Asia, WWP Beauty offers their customers global support at the local level.

Gemini Selects Chief Compliance Officer for Asia Pacific Region

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Thursday, October 8, 2020
Indian films, Gemini, Films, Cinema of India, Asia Pacific Region

NEW YORK and SINGAPORE, Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Gemini Trust Co. LLC, a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, today announced the appointment of Andy Meehan as Chief Compliance Officer of Asia Pacific Region.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK and SINGAPORE, Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Gemini Trust Co. LLC, a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, today announced the appointment of Andy Meehan as Chief Compliance Officer of Asia Pacific Region.
  • He will shape strategy, product and operations in the Asia Pacific region which is an emerging global market for Gemini.
  • He will be based in Singapore and report directly to Jeremy Ng, Gemini's Managing Director of Asia Pacific Region.
  • He joins Gemini from Morgan Stanley, where he served as Head of Legal for the company's Global Financial Crimes division in the Asia Pacific region.

Asia Pacific Cloud and Data Centre Markets Analysis and Forecasts 2021-2025 with Key Competitor Profiles of 21vianet Group, Alibaba Cloud, Biznet, GDS Holdings and More

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Monday, September 28, 2020
Concurrent computing, Distributed computing, Computing, Asia Pacific Region, Data center

DUBLIN, Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Cloud and Data Centre Markets in Asia Pacific 2021 to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Cloud and Data Centre Markets in Asia Pacific 2021 to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • In China, 21vianet Group and GDS Holdings have reported annual revenue growth rates of 25 percent and 39 percent for the year to Q1 2020.
  • The average population per head in the Asia Pacific Region is 522 per m2 of Data Centre space, with Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore, having notably more Data Centre space per head of population than the rest of Asia.
  • Key CSP (Cloud Service Providers) Profiles in the Asia Pacific Region including:

Align Technology Reaches 1 Millionth Invisalign Patient Milestone in the Asia Pacific Region

Asia Pacific Region

TOKYO, Aug. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN) today announced the milestone of reaching its 1 millionth patient in the Asia Pacific region in treatment with the Invisalign system, leading clear aligner system in the world.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Aug. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN) today announced the milestone of reaching its 1 millionth patient in the Asia Pacific region in treatment with the Invisalign system, leading clear aligner system in the world.
  • This achievement reflects Aligns commitment to the Asia Pacific region and adoption of Invisalign treatment for transforming smiles and changing lives.
  • The 1 millionth Invisalign patient from the Asia Pacific region is Ayumu Saito, a 23-year-old aspiring Olympic athlete from Japan who is a modern pentathlon champion (2019), fencer and fashion model.
  • *Align reached its 1 millionth Invisalign patient milestone in the Asia Pacific region as of its second quarter of fiscal 2020 and it is included in the companys financials as reported July 22, 2020.

Align Technology Reaches 1 Millionth Invisalign Patient Milestone in the Asia Pacific Region

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Aligns Invisalign system is the only clear aligner with 1 million patients in the Asia Pacific region and more than 8 million patients worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • Aligns Invisalign system is the only clear aligner with 1 million patients in the Asia Pacific region and more than 8 million patients worldwide.
  • This achievement reflects Aligns commitment to the Asia Pacific region and adoption of Invisalign treatment for transforming smiles and changing lives.
  • The 1 millionth Invisalign patient from the Asia Pacific region is Ayumu Saito, a 23-year-old aspiring Olympic athlete from Japan who is a modern pentathlon champion (2019), fencer and fashion model.
  • *Align reached its 1 millionth Invisalign patient milestone in the Asia Pacific region as of its second quarter of fiscal 2020 and it is included in the companys financials as reported July 22, 2020.