Being The First In Many, TK Choi Makes Others Envy... 02:15PM, 27-Feb-2005 May / June 2004 Cover No business opportunity can escape from his sight. He saw, he came and he conquered, not just the cards business, but the hearts of many in the industry. His business acumen is the envy of many. Nevertheless, he is not surrounding himself with pride, instead, he brings himself to a level that many can comprehend him. A man of self-sacrifice, a man of many firsts, he is none other than Choi Tai-Kyu (or fondly known as TK Choi), the Chairman and CEO of KBC Corporation. Let us hear from his 33 years of experience in the cards industry...

Success Is Never Overnight, Alex Expounds His Insight 02:11PM, 27-Feb-2005 March / April 2004 Cover Like the modern day Robin Hood, he creates technology that champions the small and helpless to compete with the strongest and most powerful. The more he tries to humble himself, hiding his business acuteness, management talents, technological prowess, the more it reveals that he was the only student in an MBA class of 100 who scored a distinction. And considering that he also has achieved a distinction in his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, his perfect execution in the last 5 years came as no surprise. He is none other than Alex Tay Beng Lock, Group MD of GHL Systems. CNA called upon him and talked to him about his 20-year overnight success...

The "Can-Do" Spirit, is Nagasawa's Habit 01:18PM, 05-Jul-2004 January / February 2004 Cover With a mindset of "Nothing Is Impossible!", he set out to conquer the semiconductor world, and thirty years later today, he is at the helm, reigning the world's largest microcontroller producer. He believes difficult times exist to challenge one's mind readiness for bigger targets. He is Dr Koichi Nagasawa, Chairman & CEO of Renesas Technology. The name Renesas stands for Renaissance Semiconductor for Advanced Solutions. It connotes an intelligent microchip solutions provider that globally supports its system partners for purposes of realizing an affluent ubiquitous society. It also signifies his strong hopes for the revitalization of the world's depressed semiconductor industry. In this story, we look into the journey of Renesas as it began less than a year ago...

Velu's Vision, Push's Passion, Creating A Lasting Impression 01:15PM, 05-Jul-2004 November / December 2003 Cover To a company that produces one billion cards a year, they talk, eat, sleep and even dream of plastics in every aspect of their life. And like a good friend, they opened up their life and shared many invaluable experiences that have brought them to where they are today. When they drink water, they not only remember its source, but they are constantly thinking of how to improve that very source itself. They are none other than the owner and Chairman of VCT, Pethinaidu Veluchamy and his able President of VCT India, Push Venkitasamy. CNA searched deeper into their hearts and got them to search their soul for their answers that you are going to read below…

Dennis Rocks When Contactless Knocks 01:13PM, 05-Jul-2004 September / October 2003 Cover Merely fifteen months into action, he has brought about the success that many giants had tried for decades but failed. The contactless waves he created in Asia Pacific were once considered impossible by many veterans in the industry. His philosophy of always being close to his customers has helped him in meeting the unforeseen force of "Guan Xi" - the most important ingredient of success in Asia. He is none other than INSIDE's VP in Sales and GM for Asia Pacific. In this interview, he shared his fun moments with us…