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Hong Kong, February 26, 2001 ---- One
of the world's most experienced Internet professionals has
joined Hong Kong-based emaimai (www.emaimai.com) as its Chief
Executive Officer.
World renowned speaker and author Tony Surtees
has taken on the top job at the fast growing technology solutions
provider to create a new business team of m-commerce pioneers
in the emerging Asian market.
Prior to this appointment, Surtees was Executive
Vice President and General Manager of Global e-Commerce for
Yahoo!'s e-Commerce group, at their Santa Clara headquarters.
His reputation as a leading authority on e-commerce is well-earned.
Best selling author and entrepreneur Seth
Godin once described him as "one of the most brilliant marketers
on the scene today."
And it's for these reasons that emaimai's
Chairman, Moshe Malamud, wanted Surtees at the helm.
"Tony brings an incredibly impressive track
record to emaimai," said Malamud. "With more than 15 years
of industry experience, Tony is the ideal professional to
lead emaimai through this exciting new phase. I am extremely
confident that Tony, and the experienced team he joins at
emaimai, will produce great results."
Surtees and his emaimai team are developing
wireless m-commerce solutions which have wide-ranging benefits
for consumers as well as merchants. This class of revolutionary
solutions have a significant effect on how business transactions
are conducted throughout Asia. emaimai is one of the few companies
actively working in areas that comprise nearly half of Red
Herring's "Top ten trends of 2001", including the one that
indicates that Asia will be the hottest market for wireless
and m-commerce growth.
"The potential for developing m-commerce
in the Asian market is huge," said Surtees.
"The convergence of the e-commerce and m-commerce
markets is unprecedented and was one of the driving factors
in my decision to join emaimai's Hong Kong office. It's an
exciting and compelling market which I believe is ready for
the unique solutions we are currently in the process of developing."
The emaimai team under Surtees' leadership
brings extensive global technology experience from companies
that include IBM, Microsoft, Apple, Ericsson, Qualcomm, AT&T,
Citibank and chinadotcom.
In addition to his tenure at Yahoo!, Australian-born
Surtees spent four years designing, developing and funding
an e-commerce application for online bill presentment. Prior
to that, he founded ITN Telecommunications, a B2B telecommunications
organisation that specialised as a fax provider in Australia,
New Zealand and South Africa.
A critically acclaimed author, Surtees is
a frequent key speaker at industry seminars around the globe.
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About emaimai
Headquartered in Hong Kong, emaimai is one of Asia's leading
technology providers for m-commerce and wireless applications.
It provides complete mobile transaction platforms ideally
suited to Asia's traditional and mobile commerce sectors.
The emaimai management team's depth of expertise in the global
e- and m-commerce and the relevant Asian markets, in addition
to the robustness of emaimai's technology, positions the company
to set the industry standard.
emaimai is headquartered in Hong Kong, with
fully-owned subsidiary entities and offices in Hong Kong,
Singapore, Shenzhen, Shanghai, New York, Sydney and a technology
centre in San Diego.
Emaimai was incorporated in November 1999
and first launched its business in Hong Kong in August 2000.
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