Biography
Dr. Alfred Cheng retired from Global Sources Ltd. (NASDAQ: GSOL) in 2017 as the General Manager of International Business Development after spending 29 years with the Global Sources Group - a Hong Kong-based business-to-business e-commerce platform that facilitates trade from the Greater China region to the world and provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers. Global Sources was a publicly listed company on NASDAQ from 2000 to 2017.
In his most recent role with Global Sources, Alfred oversaw the online and trade show business operations in the United States, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Middle East offices as well as sales representative appointments in Australia and Europe. He developed strategic partnerships with local institutions and governments in the host countries. Before international business development, Alfred spearheaded the post-acquisition management reorganization and integration of a subsidiary Shenzhen-based trade show company as General Manager in 2013 and was in charge of Hong Kong sales team as Chief Representative from 2009 to 2013.
Apart from his regional management roles, Alfred served as the Associate Publisher of the Computer and Telecommunications Group, a vertical business line within Global Sources, from 2006 to 2009. Prior to this role, he assumed concurrent positions of Country Manager of Hong Kong and General Manager of Computer Products from 1998 to 2006.
Alfred holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wales, United Kingdom and a Doctor of Business Administration from the University of Newcastle, Australia. He currently resides in Hong Kong and is married to Esther Cheng with a son and a daughter.
