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  John Cheuck, Apax-Globis Partners & Co. (Tokyo)
Venture Partner

  •   Graduated from the University of Waterloo, Ontario with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Systems Design Engineering with a major in computer and software engineering. He also received an M.B.A. from the University of Hawaii, College of Business Administration's Japan-America Institute of Management Science, where he wrote a thesis on Japan-China-Asia Technology Investment Flows.

  •   John has been living and working in Japan/the Asian region for the past 13 years and has substantial experience in cross-border management, joint-venture negotiation, business development, and investment. He has particular expertise in software, semiconductors and embedded systems.

  •   John Cheuck has been a Venture Partner at Apax-Globis Partners & Co. (Tokyo) since 2001. Prior to Apax-Globis, John held executive positions at Turbolinux K.K. (Vice President) and Metrowerks Co., Ltd. (President and Managing Director, Tokyo), Motorola Asia Col, Lt. (Vice President, Embedded), and IBM Canada (Systems Programmer).

  •   John Cheuck is a Member of the Board of Xelo Co., Ltd. (Tokyo), ELT Co., Ltd. (Tokyo), and Systems Design Co., Ltd. (HK). In addition, John currently sits as the Vice-Chairman of the Japan Embedded Linux Consortium and has been in the past, a Director of the IP Consortium of Japan and a member of the Board of Advisors for Access Co., Ltd., Japan's leading i-mode browser and Software Company. He also serves on the advisory board of Danger (http://www.danger.com) (US).

  •   John is fluent in English, Japanese, Cantonese, French and conversational in Mandarin.


     
     



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