Conax strengthens its focus on the Asia Pacific market and scales up its sales office in Beijing

Hans Kwaaitaal is located in Conax Beijing Rep. Office, China, which from now on will be Conax's head office in the Asia Pacific region. He will continue the work of ensuring the company's further success and focus on the Asia Pacific market.

Kwaaitaal has the responsibility for Conax sales activities in the region. He holds a degree in telecommunications, and has 20 years of experience in international business to business sales of advanced technical solutions in the telecommunications and pay TV markets.

Kwaaitaal joined Conax in January 2002 as Sales Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, and he successfully led the Conax sales activities during a period of rapid growth and expansion.

"Having worked for Conax for some years now, building our presence in the EMEA region, I see this appointment as very exciting and challenging: being responsible for this diverse region with a large growth potential," says Hans Kwaaitaal.

"Asia - in particular India, China and Korea - is an important market for Conax where we will intensify our focus over the coming years. Building on the growth that we have had in EMEA, we will try to repeat this success in Asia, and we strongly believe that Kwaaitaal is the right person for this job," says Ernst D. Thue, President & CEO of Conax AS.

For further information, please contact:

Ernst D. Thue, President & CEO, Conax AS, Tel: + 47 22 40 52 00, E-mail: ernst.thue@conax.com

Hans Kwaaitaal, VP Asia Pacific, Conax AS, Tel: +86 10 6465 6490/6491/6492,
E-mail: hans.kwaaitaal@conax.com