Kevin Dowd Email & Phone Number

Hong Kong

Founder/Director of ACL Global, providing consulting services to multinational technology companies aiming to develop business in the Asia-Pacific Region. Have built distribution networks, direct sales and support teams for companies in Telecoms (Verilink/Lucent), ERP Solutions (SAP), on-board GPS/Mapping Solutions (deCarta/Uber), Videoconferencing.

Hong Kong SAR

Hong Kong SAR

Hong Kong SAR

Hong Kong SAR

Hong Kong

Hong Kong SAR

Responsible for building market for FPGA-based cloud-based transcoding platform in the Asia-Pacific Region with a strong focus on China. Worked closely with regional teams from Xilinx on deals with Alibaba, Tencent, and others.

Hong Kong

Regional Director, Video Division – Asia-Pacific. Responsible for training all IDT sales staff across the region (Beijing, Shenzhen, Taiwan, Korea and Japan) and introducing all video partners (systems integrators and ODMs) to IDT. Main partners introduced included Alibaba, Tencent, China Unicom, China Telecom, Huawei, NDT China, PCCW/NowTV (Hong Kong).

Hong Kong

Regional Director – Asia-Pacific. Reponsible for building and managing a network of broadcast systems integrators throughout APAC to support the distribution of a BroadStream’s state-of-the-art automated playout systems. Key customers include NowTV (Hong Kong), HKTV (Hong Kong), TVB (Hong Kong), PPTV (Thailand), CHT (Taiwan), Sony (Japan), Fuji TV (Japan).

Hong Kong

President, Asia-Pacific. Responsible for building a network of sales channels and OEM partners throughout APAC for a manufacturer of video transcoding solutions. Key customers include: Japan Navy (JMSDF), National Police Agency of Japan, Malaysian Armed Forces Central Command, Sabah Command HQ (Malaysia), Royal Australian Air Force, Chunghwa Telecom.

Hong Kong

Vice President, Asia-Pacific. Responsible for building sales and operations throughout APAC for a manufacturer of video encoding systems. Developed new channels in all countries in APAC for Haivision and recruited a team of SEs to support sales based in China, Korea and Hong Kong. Initiated and closed sales to broadcasters (ABS-CBN, SBS, KBS, CCTV Beijing.

Hong Kong

Managing Director, Asia-Pacific. Responsible for developing sales and operations throughout the APAC region for a provider of video-streaming solutions to IPTV operators and enterprises throughout Asia. Developed new channels for Viewcast systems throughout Asia, including major enterprise video resellers and systems integrators and closed direct deals.

Hong Kong

Managing Director Asia-Pacific. Responsible for developing sales throughout the APAC region for a provider of video solutions to the cable and IPTV industries. Developed effective channel partners and direct sales to operators in China, Taiwan, Korea, SE Asia, Australia/New Zealand and India and multinational Chinese OEM partners including Huawei and ZTE..

Hong Kong

Vice President Asia-Pacific. Responsible for developing sales and managing operations in China and throughout Asia for a video-on-demand and IPTV systems supplier. Specifically responsible for management of strategic (OEM) relationship with Huawei in China on deployment of cable network solution to broadcasters throughout China. Also responsible for.

Hong Kong

Managing Director Asia-Pacific. Responsible for developing and managing operations in China and throughout Asia for location-based services platform provider (GPS systems software, Mapping provider for Google, Yahoo, Ask etc.). Operation set up in Shanghai including technical and sales support staff. Initial sales generated from mobile carriers (China.

Hong Kong

Vice President Asia-Pacific. Responsible for developing and managing operations throughout Asia for US NASDAQ producer of Voice over DSL (VoDSL) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Integrated Access Devices (IADs) and IPDSLAMs. Successfully developed new distribution channels in Greater China, India, SE Asia, and Australia where revenue was increased.

Shanghai City, China

Developed Asialink as first ASP (Application Service Provider) for SAP in China. Obtained licensing from Shanghai Posts and Telecoms Administration (SPT) and the Shanghai Munipal Government. Built WOFE (Wholly-Owned Foreign Enterprise) in Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone (Shanghai) and set up offshore holding entity to ensure control. Obtained first technology.

Shanghai City, China

Regional Managing Director Asia-Pacific. Responsible for developing and managing operations including production, sales and support throughout the region from Shenzhen production facility. Concluded several large OEM projects with national telecommunications carriers including: PCCW (Hong Kong), NTT (Japan), Chunghwa (Taiwan), Zhongxing Telecom and Huawei.

Shanghai City, China

Regional Director, Greater China and North Asia. Responsible for setting up China Representative Office in Shanghai and obtaining government approvals to distribute and support large customers in China. Built team of 15 sales and technical support personnel in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou field offices. Directly sold and managed several key projects.

Shanghai City, China

General Manager, China. Responsible for building operations for Polycom systems in China. Obtained license for China Representative Office. Obtained regulatory (telecoms) approvals for all Polycom systems in China. Developed distribution channels, set up sub-representative offices in 3 cities, hired and managed sales and technical support personnel while.

Shanghai City, China

Developed distribution networks in China for a number of US and European Technology companies, including: VTEL, Videoserver, PictureTel, Polycom, VCON, Promptus Communications, Ascend, Compunetix and several others.

Bsc, Economics

Activities and Societies: The Tequila Society

Mphil/Phd Candidate, Economics

Msc, Economics, Distinction, Awarded Esrc Grant For Phd Research On China Economic Opening

Education record