[asia-apec 448] Selected Information on ABAC (2of2) 1/3

[Tachibana Masahiko]

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>To: asia-apec at jca.ax.apc.org
>Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 12:01:38
>Subject: Selected Information on ABAC (2of2)
>From: panap at panap.po.my (PAN Asia Pacific)


THE APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL as of 21 May 1997

1. AUSTRALIA

Imelda Roche, AO is Chairman of Nutri-Metics International Holdings
Pty L td, an Australian skin care company spanning 20 countries.
She serves on  a number of government and community boards
including the Trade Policy Ad visory Council (TPAC), Air Services
Australia, Australian International E ducation Foundation Council,
Business/Higher Education Round Table and Bo nd University Council.
She is also Chairman of the World Federation of Di rect Selling
Associations. In recognition of her contribution to business and
commerce, women's affairs and the community, Mrs Roche was
appointed an Officer in the General Division of the Order of
Australia (AO) in the 1995 Australia Day Honours List.

Michael Jenkins Crouch, AM is Chairman and CEO of Zip Industries
(Aust) Pty Ltd, an all Australian company which manufactures
filtered drinking wa ter equipment in Australia and South Africa
with an operating subsidiary in the United Kingdom. Mr Crouch is a
member of the Australian Government Trade Policy Advisory Council
and the Australian Pacific Economic Cooper ation Council. Awarded
membership of the Order of Australia in 1988, for Services to the
Community and Conservation, Mr Crouch serves on the board s of a
number of companies and charitable organizations. Married with
three children, he lives at Point Piper and Scone, NSW.

Malcolm Kinnaird, AO is Chairman of Kinhill Engineers Pty Ltd, an
Australian professional engineering company. Mr Kinnaird is the
Chairman of Adelaide Brighton Ltd, United Water International Pty
Ltd, Perry Engineering Pty Ltd and Pope Electric Motors Pty Limited
and serves on the boards of National Electricity Market Management
Company Ltd and South Australia Ma riculture Pty Ltd. He is
Co-Chairman of the Singapore-Australia Business Alliance Forum, a
member of the Australian Committee of the Pacific Econo mic
Cooperation Council and a member of the Trade Policy Advisory
Council . Mr Kinnaird was made an Officer in the General Division
of the Order of Australia in 1991.

2. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

Timothy Ong Teck Mong, SMB is Managing Director of National
Insurance Com pany Berhad of Brunei Darussalam and a director of
many other Brunei busi ness interests. He was Chairman of the
Brunei Darussalam International Ch amber of Commerce and Industry
in 1985 and 1986 and remains an advisor to the Chamber. He serves on
a number of government appointed committees in cluding the Council
for Industrial Development and Trade chaired by the Minister of
Industry and Primary Resources. Mr Ong was Brunei's representa tive
to the APEC Eminent Persons Group.

Haji Hamdillah H A Wahab, S N B, BLNG Executive Director is a member
of m anagement of Brunei Shell Group of Companies and Director of
Brunei Shell Funds Sdn Bhd. He is a member of Government Municipal
Board, National En vironment Committee, HR Committee and Industrial
Development and Trade Council. Since 1994, he is also a Government
Advisor to Ketua Kampong of Lumut Village under the Ministry of Home
Affairs, a Governor of St Margaret School Board since 1995 and
Brunei PBF member in 1994-1995. He was awarded the honorary title
"Most Blessed Order of Setia Negara Brunei (SNB) by His Majesty The
Sultan of Brunei in 1994.

Haji Idris B H Abas, SMB is the founder and Principal of Arkitek
Idris, the 1st ISO 9001 accredited firm in Brunei Darussalam for
Architectural, Planning and Interior Design Services. Besides
holding Directorship and partner of other business interests, he
also holds numerous official positions including Government
appointed committees and councils as follows: member of the
University Council, Universiti Brunei Darussalam; member of
Municipal Board (Bandar Seri Begawan); Council member of PUJA (B),
Chairman of the Architectural Sub-Committee; Deputy Chairman of
National Accreditation Committee of Technical Education; President
of National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Brunei Darussalam; and
Chairman of numerous business councils. In 1994, His Majesty The
Sultan of Brunei bestowed him the title "Most honourable Order of
the Crown of Brunei" (SMB) and the Meritorious Medal (PJK) in 1996.

3. CANADA

Paul Gobeil, FCA is Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of
M$BqU(Jro-Rich elieu Inc., a food company, and Co-Chair of A$BqS(Jospatiale
(Canada) Inc. He also sits on the boards of directors of several
other organizations, including the National Bank of Canada and
l'Ordre des comptables agr$Brk(Js du Q uebec. Mr Gobeil served as
Quebec's Minister of International Affairs, Mi nister responsible
for administration, and Chairman of Le Conseil du Tr$BqT(J or. He was
an executive of some of Canada's leading food retailers, inclu ding
Provigo Inc, Loeb Inc and IGA Canada Ltd. He also held a number of
c hairmanships in various corporations, including the Royal Trust
Company, Hydro Quebec International and Domtar Inc. Mr Gobeil has
also been nomina ted as member of the Prime Minister's Council for
Asia Pacific.

Andrina G. Lever, President Lever Enterprises.  Mrs. Lever was
originally called to the Bar as a Barrister at Gray's Inn, England
and as a barrister and Solicitor in Victoria, Australia. With more
than 20 years experience in banking, advertising and finance, she
has specialized in consulting to small and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs) with respect to corporate finance and managing for growth.
She is co-founder and Managing Director of expansion International
Advisory Inc., a private consulting firm that specializes in
advising companies about expanding beyon their traditional
geographic boundaries. Mrs. Lever is also President of Lever
Enterprises, which specializes in international commercial
development. Mrs. Lever acts as an advisor to major lending
institutions with respect to women in business and access to credit
for SMEs. From 1995 until 1997, Mrs Lever was President of the Women
Entreprenuers of canada and sat on the Board of D irectors of Les
Femmes chefs d'Enterprises Mondiales-the International as sociation
of Women Entrepreneurs. Mrs. Lever is also founder and President of
the Women Entrepreneurs of Canada Foudnation and was one of the
founders of the Women Leaders Network of APEC.

John S.  MacDonald O.C., P. Eng., Chairman, MacDonald Dettwiler. Dr.
John  MacDonald holds an honours degree in Electrical Engineering
from the Univ ersity of British Columbia, and a Masters Degree and
Ph.D.  in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute
if Technology. Dr. MacDonald is one of the founders of MacDonald
Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., and served as President and Chief
Executive Officer until September 1982. He is now Chairman of the
Board. Dr. MacDonald is active in an advisory capacity to the
government, serving as Canada's member of the Eminent Persons Group
of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) from 1993 to 1995. In
the past, he served as a member of the Science council of canada,
the National Research Council, the British Columbia Premier's
AdvisoryCouncil on Science and Technology, the National Advisory
Board on Science and Techno logy, and was a founding member of the
Science council of British Columbi a. He was also a member of the
Sectoral Advisory Group on International T rade (Automotive and
Aerospace Sector) during the Free Trade Negotiations with the U.S.
among his many achievements. Dr. MacDonald is an Officer o f the
Order of Canada.

4. CHILE

Mario Andrade De Amesti is General Manager of Daewoo Electronics
Chile S.A. He is also a member of the board of several Chilean
corporations. Prior to his current appointment at Daewoo, Mr Andrade
had served in many senior positions in the private sector, including
as Managing Director of V TR Telecommunicaciones S A and General
Manager and Executive Director of Megavision (Channel 9).  Mr Andrade
is the Chairman of PBEC-Chile and a me mber of the Board of S.F.F.
(Chile). Juan Salazar is presently Corporate General Manager and
Senior Vice President for Regional Affairs of BHP. Holding degrees
in Political Science, he was also the Chilean Representative to the
Eminent Persons Group (EPG)  and during the 1994-1995 Chilean SOM to
APEC and Special Assistant to the President of Chile in APEC
matters. Mr Salazar is author of several books on Pacific Rim
Affairs, and, at present, holds several Board posts in Chilean
enterprises.

Glen Trebilcock is presently President and CEO of INVERCAP S.A.,
holding  company and major shareholder of CAP S.A. He joined CAP in
1963, relinqui shing his position in 1973 and rejoining CAP in
1985. He has held various positions at CAP, including: Assistant to
the Vice President of Finance and Comptroller, Advisor to the
President and CEO of CAP, Vice-President of New Ventures, President
of Abastecimientos CAP S.A., Corporate Executi ve Vice President
for Development and Planning CAP S.A., and Member of th e Board of
Compa$BJ(Ja Minera del Pacifico S.A. and Terranova S.A. During hi s
absence from CAP, Mr Trebilcock held various positions in Brazil:
Presi dent of Sugar and Alcohol Plants of the Othon Bezerra de
Mello Group, Pre sident for the Rio de Janeiro sector of Veplan
Industria Inmobiliaria S.A . (Real Estate Industry). Mr Trebilcock
has likewise held teaching positi ons at the Universidad de Chile,
Universidad de Santiago and Fundaci$B…O(J Ge tulio Vargas de Rio de
Janeiro.

5. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Wang Lili is General Manager, Credit Management Department, Bank of
China. She has served with the Bank of China since 1976 and has held
her current position since 1996. She has also held positions in the
departments responsible for overseas branches, international capital
markets, securities trade and foreign exchange position controls and
foreign exchange deali ng, and has worked in the Bank's London
branch. A native of Tangshan, Hebei, she holds an MBA in
international banking and finance from Nankai Uni versity.

Lin Xizhong is the Senior Vice President, China National Metals &
Mineral s Import and Export Corporation (MINMETALS). Before taking
this responsib ility, he worked in various institutions of
MINMETALS in Hong Kong for ov er 13 years, and he is still serving
as the Vice-Chairman of the Board at the First Pacific Bank in Hong
Kong in which MINMETALS has share-holding . And before that, he had
many years of experience as business executive in MINMETALS import
and export activities in China.

Liu Jiren is the Executive President of NEU-Software Group of China.
He i s also the Director of China National Software Engineering
Research Cente r; the Vice President of Northeast University, which
is one of the most f amous universities in China. Dr Liu is not
only a successful manager but  also a knowledgeable scholar. Many
of his essays and achievements in Science have gained high opinion
by people all over the world. NEU-Software group is now becoming a
first-rate enterprise in China.

6. HONG KONG

Victor K Fung Kwok-king, CBE is Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade
Developme nt Council, the statutory board responsible for the
promotion of Hong Kon g's external trade. He is also Chairman of
the Hong Kong/European Union E conomic Co-operation Committee. In
the private sector, Dr Fung is the Cha irman of Prudential Asia
Investments Ltd, the Asian investment arm of the Prudential
Insurance Company of America, and of the Li & Fung Group, a leading
Hong Kong based regional trading company. He is also Director of H
ong Kong Telecom, Orient Overseas (International) Limited and Kerry
Prope rties Ltd. In 1995, Dr Fung was voted Businessman of the Year
in Hong Kon g and in 1997, he had conferred upon him an Honourary
Doctorate Degree of Laws by the University of Hong Kong.

Sir Gordon Wu Ying-Sheung,, KCMG is Chairman and Managing Director
of Hop ewell Holdings Ltd, one of the largest property development
and infrastructure groups in Hong Kong. Mr Wu has a wealth of
experience in developing infrastructure projects, including power
stations in the People's Republic of China, the Philippines,
Indonesia and Pakistan; highway projects in the People's Republic of
China and an elevated rail and road project in Thailand. Sir Gordon
is a member of the International Finance Corporation 's Business
Advisory Council.

Victor Lo Chung-Wing, OBE, JP (Hong Kong) is Deputy Chairman of the
Federation of Hong Kong Industries and Chairman of the Hong Kong
Electronics I ndustry Council. He is also Council Member of the
Hong Kong Trade Develop ment Council, the Industry & Technology
Development Council and the Hong  Kong/Japan Business Cooperation
Committee. He received the Young Industri alist Award in 1989 and
was made an OBE in 1996. He is the Chairman and C hief Executive of
the Hong Kong listed Gold Peak Group, an Asian multinational
electrical and electronic manufacturing group with three subsidiari
es listed in Singapore. The group has major operations in Hong
Kong, China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and Australia, including
jointventures with Philips, Toshiba, General Electric and Clipsal.

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TACHIBANA Masahiko      Dept.Chem.,Saitama Univ. Phone:+81-48-858-3388
             Email:mtachiba at chem.saitama-u.ac.jp   Fax:+81-48-858-3700
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