Steave Beason KH-07
	Angela Yan KH-07
	Katsuhiko Dendo KH-07
	Nick Appel KH-07
	Jenny Gu KH-07
	David Soon KH-07
	Mark Knief KH-07
	Sophia Wong KH-07

Kellogg/HKUST-07

Desmond Shum, 36, vice chairman and CEO of Airport Logistics Park Corporation, will host a wedding reception with his lovely wife, Whitney, in Hong Kong on Oct. 9 at the Four Seasons. The time pressures of career and MBA studies prevented Desmond and Whitney from celebrating their one-and-a-half year marriage until now. The Kellogg-HKUST-07 class will certainly attend in full force to help the couple celebrate.

Airport Logistics Park Corporation is an investment company with a focus on real estate investment. In addition to the investment business, Desmond and Whitney stay busy with philanthropic activity in education and promoting exchange between China and the international community.

After graduating from the Kellogg-HKUST program in April of this year, Gregory Gilligan and family relocated to Hangzhou, China — capitol of Zhejiang province — from their previous residence in Xiamen. The move facilitates Greg's position as general manager for McDonald's Southeast China, which includes Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian provinces, and will facilitate the company's continued rapid expansion in that region.

Steve Beason joined Scientific Games Corporation as the chief technology officer. In this position Steve will report directly to Michael Chambrello, president and COO. Prior to joining Scientific Games, Steve spent seven years at the Hong Kong Jockey Club as their executive director, information technology — an organization with $10 billion in annual revenues. Steve will relocate to the U.S. for this new challenge, but will travel to Hong Kong frequently to assist the Jockey Club on a consulting basis.

Sophia Wong, VP GE Equity Asia Pacific, recently relocated from Hong Kong to New York City to join GE Asset Management with their U.S. team of alternative investments covering private equity investments and funds, real estate and hedge funds. GE Asset Management is an investment management subsidiary of the General Electric Company (GE) with over $178 billion in total assets under management. Sophia will work out of GE's Stamford, Conn. office.

Angela Yen, GBS Analyst, Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals, has recently relocated from Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals Ningbo, China facilities to their Netherlands regional headquarters at Amersfoort. Residing in Utrecht, Angela is on an assignment there for three to five years.

Katsuhiko Dendo has taken a new position with the Walt Disney Company (Japan), Ltd. as director of retail sales and marketing of Disney consumer products. Katsuhiko's work at Disney involves developing the marketing and sales plan for new Disney characters and brands, including many different kinds of Disney properties. Katsuhiko was previously senior sales manager with Federal Express Corporation.

Nicholas (Nick) Appel has recently been appointed managing director of a newly established Hong Kong office for Ryerson International Materials Management Services Inc., a division of Ryerson Tull, Inc. headquartered in Chicago. Nick joins RTI with 17 years experience in metals trading, most recently with Macsteel International Far East Ltd. in Hong Kong. With his global portfolio of mill relationships, Nick will be charged with the task of more fully extending Ryerson's global purchasing reach, leveraging the company's dominant market position in North America to achieve a competitive advantage in material costs. Apart from his career, Nick takes great joy in participating in church, community, and family activities with his wife Terri, and children Christopher (6) and Olivia (3).

On Aug. 1, David Soon assumed the role of director, regional equity delivery management, at ABN AMRO. David, an IT specialist, is in charge of delivering trading solutions for ABN AMRO's equities business. David was previously a director for information technology at Credit Suisse First Boston.

After 11 years with GE, Michael Tan has accepted a position as president FIJI Water Asia. FIJI Water, headquartered in Los Angeles, is a privately owned subsidiary of parent Roll International with $1 billion in revenue. Not yet distributed in Asia, Michael's task is now "Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning!" Michael continues to be based in Singapore.

On Sept. 1 of this year, Nike Corp's Jenny Gu moved from a position as Nike Taiwan's finance director to become director of supply chain for Nike (Suzhou) Sports Co. Ltd. In this new role, Jenny services Nike's markets in both mainland China and the Hong Kong SAR.

After finishing the Kellogg-HKUST program in April, Mark Knief, managing director, Cargill Philippines, Inc. has relocated to the United States as general manager of global consulting services for Cargill Animal Nutrition. Mark is responsible for expanding the business globally by establishing centers of expertise in Asia, Europe, Africa/Middle East and South America. When not traveling, Mark resides in Minneapolis.