https://bakershiu.com/testimonials daily 0.75 2022-01-25 https://bakershiu.com/testimonials/testimonial-ichiro monthly 0.5 2022-01-25 https://bakershiu.com/testimonials/testimonial-hugh monthly 0.5 2022-01-25 https://bakershiu.com/network daily 0.75 2022-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b8d26c134fe00d36457419/e285ac4f-c201-411c-bbaa-106eed778815/shutterstock_653338003.jpg Our office network - Europe The majority of our clients are based in Europe and seeking to grow their businesses in Asia or North America. We manage these client relationships through our London HQ. More recently, we have begun to represent Asian clients proactively seeking business partners or strategic investment opportunities in Europe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b8d26c134fe00d36457419/bf208678-64a6-40c5-8ded-31504def332e/Shenzhen.jpg Our office network - Mainland China The world’s second largest economy, and its biggest trading nation – only the USA spends more on R&D. Working out of our office in Shenzhen, our team has more than 20 years’ experience of sales, licensing, and business development working for and with international companies. We have particularly strong connections within Chinese mobile phone, display, and consumer electronics manufacturers, and their associated supply chains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b8d26c134fe00d36457419/e57feca3-4f70-48cb-9af6-944b2fb95717/Taipei.jpg Our office network - Taiwan Taiwan leads the world in semiconductor manufacturing, and is a global hub for computing, telecoms, and data management. Alongside well-known and world leading IT companies are many smaller manufacturers working on an OEM or ODM basis, and these account for nearly 85% of industrial output. Through our office in Taipei we give our clients access to this network of SMEs, and we are particularly active in the semiconductor and display industries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b8d26c134fe00d36457419/c0c2147d-22b2-4274-bf53-fff0a3a1877c/Tokyo.jpg Our office network - Japan Japan leads the world in robotics and is home to some of the most technologically advanced manufacturers of cars, electronics, textiles, chemicals, and machine tools. Based in Shinagawa, our team has more than 30 years’ experience of sales, licensing, and business development, working for and with international partners. We are most active on behalf of clients focused on printed electronics, component assemblies, actuators, and advanced materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b8d26c134fe00d36457419/41e7b78b-9c67-4334-a865-977a45a46d01/Seoul.jpg Our office network - South Korea South Korea is a major producer of electronics and cars, and leads the world in broadband penetration and 4G mobile usage. It is a particularly attractive destination for high end manufacturing due to its highly skilled workforce, world-class infrastructure, and advanced R&D. The primary focus of our office in Seoul is to find suitable manufacturing partners in South Korea for our clients – and to subsequently support them in managing these supply-chain relationships locally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b8d26c134fe00d36457419/c4140506-5205-48b5-acec-32d844f57592/Boston.jpg Our office network - United States of America The USA leads the world in AI, computing, aerospace and military hardware - and is home to four of the Top 5 global technology brands. It is also a challenging market to break into with business highly competitive across all sectors. Our team in the USA has a 20-year proven track record of winning new business sales for international companies within the B2B technology space, with particular experience in industrial printing, PC’s, mobile phones, SaaS, displays, and pharmaceuticals. https://bakershiu.com/what-we-do daily 0.75 2022-01-25 https://bakershiu.com/about-us daily 0.75 2022-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b8d26c134fe00d36457419/6568cf11-add2-4988-8478-22703c7179ee/Edwin.jpg About us Edwin Shiu - Senior Partner for Greater China Edwin graduated from the University of Washington in International Studies, and subsequently studied at the London Business School as a Sloan Fellow. He has more than 20 years’ experience of establishing and growing new businesses in Greater China, mostly for and behalf of western corporations. Edwin has successfully negotiated major commercial agreements with many Tier 1 companies in the technology/consumer electronics/manufacturing sector including Huawei, Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, Honor, Tencent, HTC, Foxconn, Flextronics, Pegatron and Quanta. He has a wide network of senior contacts within these companies and their associated approved suppliers. In addition, Edwin has extensive licensing and fundraising experience in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Japan – with established relationships within the venture arms of companies such as Huawei and Xiaomi, as well as Private Equity investors and Private Family funds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b8d26c134fe00d36457419/70684bf0-22ee-4f21-bfcc-47154efbe7ab/HBS.jpg About us Hugh Baker-Smith - Senior Partner for Europe Hugh has more than 30 years’ experience of licensing and selling innovative technology across Europe, China, Japan, South Korea, and the USA. This is reflected in a consistent career track record of delivering revenue growth while serving in Executive Board positions for both public and private companies – and, more recently, in Non-Executive, Interim, and Advisory roles. Throughout his career, Hugh has worked for and with ambitious tech companies seeking to partner with much larger, global corporations, including Swedish, German, US and South Korean employers. He has recruited and managed sales and technical teams across EMEA, APAC, and North America, and has particular experience of licensing intellectual property into Japan and China. Based in the UK, Hugh takes the lead in managing our client relationships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b8d26c134fe00d36457419/e8edac7a-1a5b-441c-ad74-3787fc0b380a/DH.jpg About us DH Shin - Senior Partner for South Korea Donghyuk studied physics at Seoul National University and KAIST before earning a PhD in Applied Physics from Cornell University in the USA. He worked as a research scientist both in South Korea and the USA, and was a Professor of Physics at Dongguk University in Seoul for many years in parallel with his business career. DH was the founder and remains the President of ELK Corporation, a manufacturer of touch panels and similar component assemblies for mobile phone, automotive, and industrial applications – and more recently focused on novel technologies related to mini-LED and u-LED displays. With a strong background in physical science, DH has more than 20 years’ experience within the IT manufacturing business supplying global businesses such as Samsung, Sony, LGE, HP, Microsoft, Motorola, NEC and many others. He takes the lead in finding manufacturing partners and sub-contractors for our clients, and in managing subsequent supply chain relationships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b8d26c134fe00d36457419/78272715-54af-4bba-8b3b-f9d403fac077/Ichiro.jpg About us Ichiro Uehara - Senior Partner for Japan Ichiro has been selling into major Japanese corporations for more than 30 years, with much of his career spent at Kaga Electronics, one of the leading distributors of electronic devices and components in Japan. Ichiro graduated from Chuo University in Commerce and Accounting, and he speaks fluent English. He has held senior positions in both Sales and Business Development, often working on behalf of international partners and companies. Within the last few years alone, he has managed client projects and customer relationships with Kyocera, Sony, Canon, Sharp, NEC, Fuji Xerox, Alps, Hoshiden, Hitachi, Casio, DNP, Konica Minolta, Futaba and Toppan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b8d26c134fe00d36457419/598c3628-2fc1-4239-8ac2-f81fc0bd7225/Keith.jpg About us Keith Smith - Senior Partner for North America Keith has worked in senior Sales roles for over 25 years, managing North America Sales and Technical Support teams while targeting US corporate customers on behalf of international companies. Keith has a repeat track record of delivering aggressive revenue growth in the B2B technology space, primarily on behalf of companies entering the US market and seeking quick commercial traction. His background spans industrial inkjet, PC’s, tablets, mobile phones, displays, SaaS and pharmaceuticals. 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