New CEO Appointed

Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited (HKIRC) has appointed Information Technology industry veteran Wilson Wong as its new CEO. HKIRC is a non-profit-distributing, non-statutory company limited by guarantee designated by the Government of the HKSAR to undertake the administration of Internet domain names under the .hk country code top level domain. HKIRC provides registration services for English domain names ending with .com.hk, .org.hk, .net.hk, .edu.hk, .gov.hk, .idv.hk, .hk, Chinese domain names and other domains to be introduced from time to time in Hong Kong.

In his new role, at HKIRC, Wong will be responsible for encouraging a better understanding and more effective use of the Internet and related technology in Hong Kong and across the region, in addition to promoting Hong Kong as an international centre of e-commerce.

Before HKIRC

Mr. Wong is a seasoned professional within the IT industry, with over 20 years of management experience in the field. Before joining HKIRC, he was the General Manager of IT Industry Development Division of Hong Kong Productivity Council (“HKPC”). Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of SAP Hong Kong and held various key management positions in Microsoft Hong Kong.

Wong previously served as the general manager of IT Industry Development Division of Hong Kong Productivity Council (“HKPC”). He has also served in senior industry positions, such as various senior roles at Microsoft Hong Kong.

 “We are delighted to have Mr Wong taking up the helm,” said Simon Chan, chairman of HKIRC. “He brings an exceptional track record in areas that are important for us, and has proven skills in multi-level management.” “We look forward to Mr Wong’s insights and skills providing the impetus for HKIRC to step up to new levels of achievement for industry, business and public community in the years ahead.”

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Under the agreement, Vantis, which provides services primarily in Hong Kong, Macau, China, and Taiwan, will resell NTT Communications’ Global Management One (GMOne) managed services, cloud and hosting solutions.

Mantis’ strong expertise in the SAP arena was a major drawcard in the partnership.

“We are excited to welcome Vantis as our first partner for GMOne in Hong Kong,” said Hirofumi Miyama, senior vice president of managed services, NTT Communications.

“By leveraging their strong implementation track record and local expertise for deploying cloud business applications for enterprises, especially SAP applications, we will be able to expand our footprint in Asia and ensure that our end customers get the right services and support they need in their cloud migration journey.”

The two companies already partner on NTT’s Enterprise Cloud Marketplace, which was launched in 2016.

According to NTT Communications, GMOne managed services are designed to help businesses manage hybrid ICT ecosystems – an area tipped by analyst firm Gartner to grow strongly, with 90 per cent of organisations to adopt hybrid infrastructure management by 2020. With new IT models such as the Internet of Things, blockchain and artificial intelligence making ICT needs more complex, enterprises are increasingly seeking agile, efficient and cost-effective cloud-based and automated managed services.

Dr Rocky Lam, CEO of Vantis, said the company is proud to be furthering its partnership with NTT Communication in Hong Kong.

“The partnership cements our business objectives and helps us to better meet the ICT needs of our expanding pool of customers. It will definitely help us to build deeper relationships with our existing customers as they transform their business to become more digital and embrace new technological advances,” said Dr Rocky Lam, CEO, Vantis.

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