JOHN STRINGER is the CEO of GigaMedia. Mr. Stringer led Taiwan-based Wyse Technology from 1998 to 2006 in different key roles, including president, chief executive officer and chairman. During that period, he headed its $1.2 billion IPO in Taiwan, repositioned the business and established the company as a world-leading computer firm, driving revenues from $5 million to $200 million and capturing 45 percent global market share. Prior to turning around Wyse, Mr. Stringer served as executive vice president and general manager of Network Associates, Inc. – now McAfee Inc., the world leader in network security and services known for its McAfee anti-virus suite – and senior vice president of Network General Corporation. During his tenure, he spearheaded post-merger integration and drove combined annual revenues to over $600 million.
Mr. Stringer was also recently president of the board of ACG Silicon Valley, a forum designed to build valuable business relationships among senior level technology industry executives who are involved in mergers and acquisitions, corporate growth and corporate development. He is currently chairman of the board of Instant Mobile Solutions, Inc., a mobile services platform.
DIRK CHEN is the CFO of GigaMedia. He has extensive financial leadership experience in international business and an excellent record of delivering corporate growth and strong financial performance. During a 30-year career with Taiwan-based Chailease Finance, a leading financial firm, Dirk served the company in different key roles, including senior advisor, president and chief financial officer, and successfully led several important initiatives. He spearheaded growth in China, tripling the firm's revenues in that market. Following the 2008 financial crisis, he directed a turnaround team at the firm's New York operations, developing solutions that contributed to significant improvements in financial performance.
Dirk also served as the chief financial officer of the publicly listed firm Financial One Corp. in Singapore and is experienced in U.S. GAAP.
JOHN LEE is the chief strategy officer of GigaMedia and the head of international business of our company. Mr. Lee has held numerous executive positions in gaming and investment companies in the U.S. and Asia, including NCsoft Corporation, Turbine Entertainment and Softbank Corp. Earlier in his career, he was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Mr. Lee received a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Michigan.
JOHN HUEN is the chief executive officer of GigaMedia's China online games platform Jidi Joy. He is also a member of the executive board of Hong Kong DigiCreate Alliance. A veteran in the IT industry, Mr. Huen has over 10 years of operational and managerial experience in telecommunications and online games. Mr. Huen managed several subsidiaries and joint ventures of CITIC Pacific and served as chief operating officer of CDC Games between 2007 and 2009. Prior to that, he was general manager of the corporate development department in Optic Communications. He was honored "Annual Economic Figure of the Year 2008" at the 8th Annual Economic Conference of China IT Industry and in 2009 was celebrated by the media as one of the Top 10 Cutting-edge CEOs in the online game industry. Mr. Huen holds a Master of Philosophy degree in management studies from the University of Oxford and received his Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Hong Kong.
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