MR. Victor Choy, age 38, joined PacificNet in 2005 as Vice President of Mobile Distribution Services. From 2003 to present, Mr. Choy is a partner and director of Ora Telecom China, a subsidiary of the Singapore based manufacturer and distributor of original accessories for major brands including Nokia and Motorola, as well as OEM branded Bluetooth products, with sales offices in 12 countries in Asia and Europe. Mr. Choy has over 13 years of telecom experience in HK, China and SE Asia. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Choy worked as the General Manager of Asia Pacific (APAC) for Avenir Telecom, a listed company from France and a leading mobile distributor, telecom retailer, Internet service provider, and mobile accessory manufacturer in Europe. Mr. Choy helped Avenir Telecom build its APAC business from $0 to annual revenues of US$100 million within 2 years of operation in mobile phone and accessories distribution. In 2000, Mr. Choy expanded the company into China and found Avenir Telecom China Limited in Shenzhen. In one year, the Avenir China opened 7 retail outlets in the city of Shenzhen and Guangzhou and also started the distribution of products for China Mobile and China Unicom by signing first level distributorship agreements. At Avenir, Mr. Choy initiated a JV between Cetelec and China Motion, a Hong Kong listed telecom company, to run an customer service center for mobile phones and pagers in Shenzhen. Mr. Choy formed a cooperation with France Telecom's Rapidlink subsidiary, to provide retail and distribution services to China Unicom Guangdong. Mr. Choy received the Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Science and Computer Science from University of Toronto in 1992.
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