The Team
Bernard Collin, Founder and CEO, Belgium
Antony Chapman, General Manager.
‘Antony has twenty years of experience in increasingly responsible roles managing Sales and Marketing at several companies in Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand. In his most recent position, Antony developed the sales of SonicWall through the channel that he put together in the region, as well as growing the operation from zero staff to 25+ persons in less than three years.’
As General Manager of Safecoms, Antony is responsible for the overall leadership of the division, including Product delivery, Sales and Marketing, and Finance.
Yannick Thevenot, Co-Founder and CTO, France
‘Everyone comes to me with his or her technical issues. If there’s a problem that they cannot solve, they bring it to me, so I’m used to people calling at Yannick earned his qualifications in Computer science in France, with an emphasis on Network Security. He spent several years gaining valuable experience in Systems Administration, Network Security and SoftwareDevelopment in Europe and Thailand, as an employee of large corporations PMU (France) and AMADEUS. He is certified on many different Firewalls, Operating Systems and Antivirus software packages. His training, technical expertise and fluency in Thai language allow him to efficiently lead and train SafeComs engineering department.
Yumi Collin, Human Resources & Finance Manager, Japan
“I feel so privileged to have my department analysed by our team of developers to create the software that will help our customers record, analyse and report on finance and company progress to their Board. Being the model that our Engineers study to prepare our customers’ solutions is a huge responsibility but with it comes great satisfaction when we come up with a beautifully polished tool!”
Yumi developed her high level of business skills at large corporations Marubeni (Japanese Trading Co.) and Mars before establishing the Japanese branch of Verisign Inc., overseeing all operations. Yumi also worked for Uniden manufacturing in Australia where she was responsible for budgeting and reporting to the Japanese Headquarters. She went on to manage the HR and Internal Control Budgeting department of AMEX. Yumi holds a Degree in English and a qualification in Computer Studies.
Philippe D’acquet, Rails Manager, Belgium
“Safecoms allows me to improve my skills by leading interesting projects in a multi-cultural team!”
Philippe, graduated with High Distinction from Haute Ecole Rennequin Sualem, started his career at CHU Liege, one of the biggest hospitals in Belgium, where he was an important actor in the implementation of an electronic medical record system. As an experienced system analyst, he has designed various customized software applications. His technical expertise allows him to efficiently lead and train SafeComs software development (RAILS) department.
Chan Bing Chung(Horus) Marketing Representative, Hong Kong
“Safecoms gives me opportunity to pursue my dreams, how I live my life, and what I suppose to do!”
Chan Bing Chung (Horus) graduated from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Social Policy and Administration. His experiences in several enterprise and NGOs gave him an insight into what is needed to develop and implement a branding strategy. Now his focus is on liaising with numerous individuals and chambers of commerce for establishing contacts and partnership.
Horus Chan
