 Board
of Directors
Merle A. Hinrichs
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer

Merle A. Hinrichs is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Global Sources. He founded the company in 1970 with the firm conviction that free and mutually beneficial trade between east and west would help drive global economic prosperity, and ultimately, world peace.
Today, Global Sources offers the widest range of online, face-to-face and print channels facilitating trade between buyers and suppliers worldwide.
Mr. Hinrichs graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and Mathematics, and from the Thunderbird School of Global Management with a Master's Degree in International Trade. In 1996, the University of Nebraska awarded Mr. Hinrichs an Honorary Doctorate Degree.
Mr. Hinrichs is co-founder and former Chairman of The Society of Hong Kong Publishers, a member of the Pacific Basin Economic Council, and a board member of the Economic Strategy Institute in Washington, D.C. He is also an Investment Promotion Ambassador with Invest Hong Kong. In addition, he actively supports many charitable organizations including the Kearny Alliance and academic institutions including Thunderbird and Tsinghua School of Journalism.
Spenser Au Deputy Chief Executive
Officer


Spenser Au was appointed
Global Sources' Deputy Chief Executive Officer on 15 October 2009.
Mr. Au joined the company in 1978 as an account executive for
Asian Sources Electronics magazine. The positions through which he
advanced to senior management included regional sales manager in
1988, associate publisher in 1991, publisher in 1992 and president
of Asian Sales in 1999.
Mr. Au has a deep knowledge of Greater China and other markets
where the company operates, and is widely respected for his sales
experience; analytical, planning and execution skills; commitment to
clients and team members; and interpersonal skills.
Mr. Au is
a business graduate from Hong Kong Baptist University.
Sarah Benecke Executive
Director


Sarah Benecke is Executive Director of Global Sources Ltd. and oversees the company's
flagship China Sourcing Fair trade shows. Ms. Benecke served as the
company's chief executive officer from 1994 to 1999, when under her
leadership, the company launched its flagship website, Global
Sources Online in 1995, its CD-ROMs as well as a number of new and
successful publications.
Ms. Benecke first joined the company in May of 1980 and has
served in a number of key positions, including publisher from 1988
to December 1992 and chief operating officer in 1993. Ms. Benecke
received her Bachelor of Arts degree from University of New South
Wales, Australia.
Craig Pepples Chief Operating
Officer


Craig Pepples is Chief Operating Officer of Global Sources. Mr. Pepples
is responsible for the company's worldwide operations including
interactive media, corporate marketing, community development,
content and human resources and acts as the publisher of Chief
Executive China. Mr. Pepples joined Global
Sources in October 1986, moving on to manage the company's China
sales operations from 1989 to 1992 and was country manager for China
from 1992 to 1999. Mr. Pepples graduated with a B.A. in Linguistics
from Yale University.
David Gillan Chief Financial
Officer


 Mr. Gillan has been the Chief Financial Officer since June 30, 2009. He joined the company in October 2008 as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. Prior to this, he was based in Shanghai as China Managing Director and CEO for the Dennis Family Corporation Pty. Ltd., a private Australian real estate investment and development fund. From 2000 to 2003, he was Finance Director, Tax & Treasury and Director of Project Development for the Intercontinental Hotels Group – Asia Pacific. He has over 15 years of senior management experience in Asia, predominantly in China where he has held various senior finance roles with public and private firms.Mr. Gillan began his finance career with Arthur Andersen in Canada and holds an MBA in International Management, Marketing and Finance from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada and a BBA in Finance from the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Bill Georgiou Chief Information
Officer


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Bill Georgiou was appointed
Global Sources' Chief Information Officer in January 2001. Since
1989 he has held senior management positions in IT and related
business fields with major corporations in Australia, Hong Kong and
Singapore. He has directed the development and implementation of
major business systems and e-commerce applications (B2C, B2B),
managed data center and network infrastructure, and negotiated
outsourcing contracts and hardware and software acquisitions. He has
also played a leading role in the commercialization of new
technologies and adoption of best practices in IT management. For
over 7 years, he has developed specialist expertise in supply chain
web enablement and systems. He is a Fellow of the Australian
Institute of Company Directors and a member of the Hong Kong
Computer Society. He holds an MBA from Adelaide University,
Australia.
Peter Zapf
Deputy Chief Operating Officer

 Peter Zapf is deputy chief operating officer for Global Sources. Mr. Zapf is responsible for the company's worldwide operations including community development and content development.
Mr. Zapf began his career in software project management with the United States Air Force. He then joined Global Sources in Phoenix, Arizona, working on the development, sales and marketing of the company's early software and e-commerce products. Later, he worked as a research analyst at Bear Stearns in New York, focusing on the B2B market, after which he joined Hong Kong-based AsiaCommerce, a startup incubator, as Chief Executive Officer. He rejoined Global Sources in 2001.
Mr. Zapf holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University, an MSc in Computer Science from Troy State University, and an MBA from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management.
Mark A. Saunderson
President of
Electronics Business Unit


Mark A. Saunderson is
President of Electronics Business Unit. His
responsibilities include management of online and print edition of
the company's Electronic Components vertical, and the company's
joint venture with TechInsights, eMedia Asia.
Mr. Saunderson oversees the online and print editions of EE
Times-Asia and Electronics Supply & Manufacturing-China, as well
as a range of customized marketing services and technical events,
IIC-China and Components Zone. He also leads the company's strategic
alliance with Penton to execute the online and print editions of
Electronic Design China.
Mr. Saunderson joined the company in 1990 as regional sales
manager for one of Global Sources' electronics industry titles. He
has since moved progressively to management roles within the
company, most recently as publisher of Global Sources' multilingual
websites and magazines serving the spectrum of Asia and China's
electronics industry from design to export sales.
Daniel Yeung
Sales President of Global Sources Online

 Daniel Yeung was appointed Sales President of Global Sources Online in November 2009. He is responsible for overseeing the sales management, editorial, marketing and circulation for the company's 14 online marketplaces and 13 sourcing magazines.
Mr. Yeung first joined Global Sources in 1985 as an account executive for Fashion Accessories magazine, and has served as sales manager, regional sales manager, general sales manager, and chief representative of South Korea prior to relocating to Shanghai in 2003.
Mr. Yeung is well respected as an exceptional sales leader and strong team
builder and is committed to the clients he serves.
Tommy Wong
President of Global Sources Exhibitions

Tommy Wong was appointed President of Global Sources Exhibitions in October 2009. He manages sales, marketing and operations for Global Sources' successful China Sourcing Fair trade shows series in Hong Kong, Dubai, Mumbai, Shanghai and Johannesburg.
Mr. Wong joined the company in 1986 as an account executive for Asian Sources Hardwares magazine and has progressively advanced to senior management positions, including country manager of the Consumer Products Group, general manager of Asian Sales and associate publisher of Chief Executive China magazine.
Mr. Wong has
served as general manager of Global Sources Exhibitions for the last seven
years. He is recognised as an excellent sales leader, a strong team builder,
and as a committed member of Global Sources' team.
James Strachan Executive Vice
President of Corporate Development


James Strachan is Global
Sources' Executive Vice President of Corporate Development,
responsible for operations in the United States including business
development, partner and investor relations, and strategic planning.
Mr. Strachan joined the company in Hong Kong in 1979. He was
appointed vice president of sales and marketing in 1984, computer
and consumer electronics group publisher in 1988, and executive
vice president of sales and marketing in 1994. Mr. Strachan graduated
with an MBA from the University of Hawaii.
 Board of Directors
Merle A. Hinrichs
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
Sarah Benecke Executive
Director
Eddie Heng Mr. Heng has been a
Director since April 2000. He joined us in August 1993 as deputy to
the vice president of finance and was the Chief Financial Officer
(previously entitled vice president of finance) from 1994 until June
30, 2009. He received an MBA from Shiller International University
in London in 1993, is a Singapore Certified Public Accountant, a
member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Singapore,
and a Fellow Member of The Association of Chartered Certified
Accountants in the United Kingdom. Prior to joining us, he was the
regional financial controller of Hitachi Data Systems, a joint
venture between Hitachi and General Motors.
Roderick Chalmers


Mr.
Chalmers has been a Director since October 2000. He has been the
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Valletta plc,
Malta since 2004. He was chairman, Asia-Pacific, of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP ("PwC") and a member of PwC's Global
Management Board from 1998 until his retirement in July 2000. He is
a 30-year veteran with PwC's merger partner Coopers & Lybrand
with specialist experience in the securities industry. He has at
various times been a non-executive Director of the Hong Kong SAR
Securities and Futures Commission, a member of the Takeovers and
Mergers Panel, and chairman of the Working Group on Financial
Disclosure. He is a Director of Gasan Group Limited (Malta),
Middlesea Valletta Life Assurance Co Limited (Malta), Simonds
Farsons Cisk Limited (Malta) and of Middlesea Insurance plc
(Malta).
David
Jones


Mr. Jones has been a Director since April 2000.
Mr. Jones joined CHAMP Private Equity, a leading Australian buyout
firm, in 2002 where he is currently Managing Director. He has spent
the last fifteen years in the private equity industry, and was previously
in management consulting, investment banking and general management.
In 1999, he founded and until 2002 led the development of UBS Capital's
Australian and New Zealand business. Prior to that, he spent four
years with Macquarie Direct Investment, a venture capital firm in
Sydney, Australia, and one year at BancBoston Capital in Boston,
Massachusetts. Mr. Jones began his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Company in Australia and New Zealand.
He left McKinsey to take the role of general manager of Butterfields
Cheese Factors, of the King Island Dairies group. He is a Director
of Centric Wealth Limited and The Beacon Foundation. He was
previously Chairman of the Australian Venture Capital Association
Limited and a Director of various listed and unlisted companies in
Australia. Mr. Jones holds a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class
Hons.) from the University of Melbourne and a Master of Business
Administration from Harvard Business School.
James Watkins


Mr. Watkins was appointed as a Casual Director on
February 28, 2005, and was elected as a Director at the Annual
General Meeting on May 9, 2005. Mr. Watkins was a Director and group
general counsel of the Jardine Matheson Group in Hong Kong from
1997 until 2003. He was group legal Director of Schroders plc
in 1996 to 1997 and of Trafalgar House plc from 1994 to 1996.
He was previously a partner and solicitor in the London and Hong
Kong offices of Linklaters from 1975 to 1994. He currently is
a non-executive Director of Mandarin Oriental International Ltd.,
Jardine Cycle
& Carriage Ltd., MCL Land Ltd., Advanced Semiconductor
Manufacturing Corporation Ltd., IL&FS India Realty Fund II LLC,
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. and Hongkong Land
Holdings Ltd. and is a member of the audit committees of Jardine
Cycle & Carriage Ltd., MCL Land Ltd. and Asia Satellite
Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. and the chairman of the audit
committee of Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation Ltd.
Mr. Watkins has a law degree from the University of Leeds (First
Class Hons.).
Robert Lees


Mr. Lees was appointed as a Casual Director on July 30,
2007, and was elected as a Director at the Annual General Meeting
on June 11, 2008. Mr. Lees is a Senior Executive and global expert
and has nearly 30 years of experience working with decision-makers
in business and government at the most senior levels across the
Asia-Pacific region. He is a senior advisor to the University
of Cincinnati. Mr. Lees served for many years as secretary general
and then president and chief executive officer of the Pacific
Basin Economic Council, the Asia-Pacific region's oldest business
organization. He serves as a Director of the Japan America Society
and Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Cincinnati and the Dr. Sun
Yat Sen Hawaii Foundation in Honolulu. Mr. Lees holds a bachelor's
degree from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA from The
Thunderbird School of Global Management. He also completed studies
at the Institute of International Studies and Training in Japan.
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