The people at Asiad come from varied professional backgrounds and different countries. We speak a variety of languages and have different skills. But, there are several things that we all have in common:
- belief in the internet as a powerful tool for communication and advertising;
- desire to pursue professional goals while maintaining a healthy and balanced personal life and
- interest in providing measurable value to our clients.
Steve is a co-founder of Asiad and serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technical Officer. He brings a diverse range of experiences and skills to the company.
His first venture, a popular home computer utility suite, was sold to Evesham Micros, UK in 1985. From 1986 to 1990, based out of Seattle, he wrote independent MIDI interface software for musical equipment manufacturers Lexicon and Ensoniq and developed several alternate operating systems for Ensoniq samplers. In 1990, Steve moved to Taipei where he started work as a consultant for the foreign business community and developed several popular Windows shareware applications.
In 1995, Steve and partner, Jessie Chen, founded Overseas Connections. Overseas Connections launched several notable internet related services, including a web design service, an internet café, an internet match-making service and a Chinese language 'white pages' online directory service.
In 1998, Steve and Jessie founded Asiad I, an internet advertising service. Asiad I was acquired in 1999 by Asiacontent.com ("ACC"), an Asian joint-venture with United States based online advertising giant, DoubleClick. Steve acted as ACC's Vice- President of Business Development and Technology. Asiacontent.com listed on NASDAQ in April 2000.
Later in 2000, Steve left Asiacontent.com and co-founded BehindTheBeat, a musical artist online marketing service.
Jessie is a co-founder of Asiad.
She entered the high tech world as the International Sales Manager for Asia Vital Components ("AVC") in 1993. At AVC, Jessie developed and handled accounts for large, foreign multinational clients such as ATI, HP and Intel.
Jessie and partner, Steve Fox, founded Overseas Connections in 1995. Overseas Connections launched several notable internet related services, including a web design service, an internet café, an internet match-making service and a Chinese language 'white pages' online directory service.
In 1998, Steve and Jessie founded Asiad I, an internet advertising service. Asiad I was acquired in 1999 by Asiacontent.com, an Asian joint-venture with United States based online advertising giant, DoubleClick.
Jessie acted as a Director for DoubleClick's Asian operations. She was responsible for expanding DoubleClick's presence throughout Hong Kong, mainland China, Korea and Singapore. Largely through Jessie's efforts, DoubleClick grew to become the largest ad network in Asia boasting some of the most well-known affiliates including Cnet, MTV, MSNBC, Sina, Hinet, Seednet, PCHome and Kimo.
Greg is a co-founder of Asiad and serves as the company's Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel. He has a wide range of business and legal experience in the United States and the Greater China region. Prior to joining Asiad, Greg managed Greater China operations for PSC Computer Products, Inc. ("PSC"). He oversaw PSC staff in mainland China and Taiwan.
From 1998 to 2002, Greg was an associate at the law firm of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood in New York and Hong Kong. Greg began his legal career in New York City focusing on structured derivative products for Merrill Lynch. In Hong Kong, Greg focused primarily on corporate securities transactions (including a number of initial public offerings), cross-border business combinations and general corporate matters. His clients included Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Chase and other international investment banks.
Prior to his legal career, Greg worked as a management consultant in Taipei, Taiwan where he helped establish a management consulting and market research company, Productivity Asia, Ltd. Greg concentrated on consulting and research projects in the environmental technology area. Clients included multinational corporations in the automobile, chemical and petrochemical industries.
Greg graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in 1992. While at Harvard, he concentrated in Chinese history and studied abroad in Beijing, China. Greg received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1998 and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1999. He speaks, reads and writes Mandarin Chinese.
Recruiting
Asiad is currently seeking professionals to fill sales and management positions in Taiwan and Hong Kong. If you are interested in joining us, please send your most recent resume and a list of employment-related references to us at .
