安可顾问任命孟克文为亚洲区首席执行官

　　香港，2005年6月14日–安可顾问有限公司首席执行官郭兰诗女士（Margery Kraus）今日发布，任命前中国美国商会会长及安可顾问中国区联席执行董事孟克文先生 (Christian Murck ) 为公司亚洲区首席执行官孟克文先生此前四年一直与田虎先生（Patrick Horgan）共同执掌安可顾问中国区的业务田虎将继承引导安可中国的业务

新任安可亚洲区CEO孟克文先生

　　郭兰诗表现- “孟克文杰出的能力及丰盛的经验对于安可在中国的胜利起了至关重要的作用使我深感欣喜的是, 他的专业知识将使公司亚洲区的所有员工及客户受益我们的客户须要立异的解决计划和切实可行的建议在孟克文的率领下, 我们的亚洲团队将继承为客户提供卓著的服务还令我觉得愉快的是，富有管理经验同时又是中国问题专家的田虎先生将继承执掌中国区的业务”

　　孟克文先生在担任安可顾问中国区联席执行董事期间, 为外国政府、非盈利组织及众多世界知名公司在中国的发铺提出了战略性建议

　　孟克文表现- “安可的业务蒸蒸日上亚洲正在突起, 我们的客户也开端斟酌亚洲的突起对于公司业务发铺的战略意义, 而安可恰是政府、企业与媒介的纽带我相信, 这一历史时代为我们提供了一个向客户提供价值更高的解决计划的机遇我和我的同事们对此充斥了等待”

　　2002年至2003年，孟克文持续两届担任中国美国商会会长他还曾担任大通曼哈顿银行中国区总经理，为期5年，之后加盟安可顾问这之前的1991年至1996年, 孟克文在台北的大通银行任职他于1995年至1996年担任台北美国商会会长，也是独一一位担任过海峡两岸的美国商会会长职位的人士 -

　　孟克文先生毕业于耶鲁大学, 在香港中文大学任教两年, 之后在普林斯顿大学东亚研讨系获博士学位, 还曾获梅隆基金赞助, 在哥伦比亚大学任研讨员, 之后成为一名银内行在攻读博士学位期间, 获日本京都大学研讨奖学金, 做了两年研讨员他曾任耶鲁中国协会会长, 现任协会理事此外，还任上海银行董事会委员

　　田虎先生现任中国英国商会会长及欧洲商会信息技术/电信委员会副主席他在加盟安可之前任职于香港的怡和洋行在这之前，还曾就职于中国大陆及台湾的合资公司他的专业范畴包含电信及信息技术，并致力于解决各类技术与法规问题，好比中国的尺度设立问题，外商投资的政策环境问题，等等田虎毕业于牛津大学并获东方研讨学位

　　安可顾问有限公司简介

　　安可顾问(亚洲)有限公司在亚洲地域共有90余名员工地域总部设在香港, 客户遍及亚太地域大部门市场安可亚洲是安可顾问有限公司的组成部门

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APCO Appoints New Asia CEO

Hong Kong (14 June 2005) - – Christian Murck, former chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China and co-managing director of APCO China for four years, was named chief executive officer of APCO Asia, Margery Kraus, chief executive officer of APCO Worldwide, announced today. - Patrick Horgan, who jointly managed APCO China with Murck, will continue to lead China’s operations. - -

“Chris’ significant depth and experience has been pivotal to APCO’s success in China and I am delighted his expertise will now benefit APCO’s staff and clients across the Asia region,” said Kraus. - “APCO’s clients require innovative solutions and practical advice, and under Chris’ leadership our Asia team will continue to deliver exceptional results. - I am also pleased that our China operations will retain an experienced manager and China expert under Patrick’s leadership.”

During his time as APCO China’s co-managing director, Murck provided advice on China development strategies to many of the world’s foremost companies, as well as foreign governments and non-profit organizations. -

 -“APCO continues on an upward trajectory. - We work at the nexus of government, business and the media at a time when clients are addressing the strategic implication of Asia’s rise for their businesses. - I believe there is now an opportunity to deliver greater value for clients and look forward with my colleagues to doing so,” said Murck.

Murck served two terms as chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China from 2002 to 2003 and joined APCO after five years in Beijing as senior country officer of The Chase Manhattan Bank. - Previously he was based in Taipei, where he ran Chase and its predecessor banks from 1991 to 1996. - He was chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei in 1995 and 1996 and is the only person to chair AmChams on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. -

A graduate of Yale University, Murck taught for two years at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and subsequently earned a doctorate in East Asian Studies at Princeton University. He was a Mellon Fellow at Columbia University before becoming a banker. - During his doctoral research, he spent two years as a research fellow at the University of Kyoto in Japan. - He is a trustee and former chairman of the Yale-China Association. - Murck is also a member of the board of directors of the Bank of Shanghai.

Horgan is currently chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in China and also serves as vice chair of the European Chamber s IT/telecom committee. - - He joined APCO China after working at Jardine Matheson &- Co. in Hong Kong. Prior to this, he worked in Taiwan and China for joint venture companies. - He specializes in the areas of telecommunications and IT and his work has addressed a range of technical and regulatory issues such as the formation of standards in China and the policy environment for foreign investment. Horgan graduated from Oxford University with a degree in oriental studies. -

About APCO

APCO Asia employs over 90 staff throughout the region. - APCO Asia’s regional headquarters are in Hong Kong, but it services clients across most Asia-Pacific markets. - APCO Asia is part of APCO Worldwide, an independently owned global consulting firm with over 20 offices in major cities throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. - - Clients include corporations, governments, industry associations and non-profit organizations. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., APCO includes among its clients six of the top 10 companies on Fortune s Global 500. Core services include corporate, investor and internal communication, crisis management, issue management, government relations, litigation communication, media relations, coalition building, opinion research, market entry, corporate social responsibility and online communication. For more information, please visit www.apcoworldwide.com.