Register for the Family-Run Businesses Course: August 2009

 

The Asia Business Center has joined forces with the Center for Executive Education (CEE) to provide a cutting-edge course entitled "Family-Run Businesses: Succession Planning & Conflict Resolution to Grow the Enterprise." "There are only a few programs in the whole United States that address the complexities of family business," explains Prof. Teck Ho. "And yet, family business is the cornerstone of the Asian economy," he affirms.

To fill this need, Professor Ho joined forces with Professor Paul Tiffany to build a curriculum that covers the financial, legal and interpersonal aspects of family business, like family governance and legacy, as well as the implications of inheritance stipulations.

The week-long course will take place at the Haas School of Business from August 31- September 4, 2009. The course is open to business leaders involved in any aspect of family business.

To register, please visit the program's website, or contact Bart Decker,
Business Development Consultant, +1.510.642.9167, email Bart.

Heng-Chun Ho

Heng-Chun Ho has been the CEO of Pontex Polyblend Co., Ltd., a list company in Taiwan, since October 2008. Mr. Ho has more than 25 years of industry experience, including as the President of Global Products and Solutions of ViewSonic Corporation, the largest display brand company in the world; President and CEO for Sampo Corporation, a leading Taiwanese manufacturer of home appliances, consumer electronics and telecommunication products; and has held senior management positions at Primax Electronics Corporation, Qume ITT, and Priam Technology Corporation. While at ViewSonic, Mr. Ho led the Global Product Group successfully through a business model change and product strategy change. The sales increased from 2.7M LCD Display per year in 2005 to 8M LCD Display by 2007. The revenue also jumped from US$980M in 2005 to US$2 Billion in 2007. In just five months at Pontex, Mr. Ho has also made drastic improvements to the company - in January, the company earnings were NT$460K and in February, the earnings were up to NT$14.6M.

Eric Landheer

Eric Landheer is the Head of Asia Pacific for the NASDAQ OMX Group. In addition to managing the Asia Pacific team and working closely with prospects, listed companies and constituents, he is often quoted in the press and has spoken at numerous events throughout Asia. Before heading the Asia region, Mr. Landheer led NASDAQ's new listings efforts in the Western US. He has more than 16 years experience in the financial markets. Prior to joining NASDAQ in 2003, Mr. Landheer worked in institutional sales to major US mutual funds and hedge funds as well as equity finance. He is an honors graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and speaks Mandarin Chinese.


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