Christian H.A.C. MOREL
Vice President Alcatel - VND

e-mail : Chris.Morel@cemcweb.com

Alcatel was pioneer in building the telecom industry in China which resulted in substantial both way business and creative advanced co-operation.Co-operation with China generated business for Alcatel that is worth many billions of Euros up to date.I recommend the country to young Europeans as a commercial opportunity.

EIGHT MILESTONES IN A 20 YEAR STORY
Arriving in June 1978 in Beijing it took us five years to conclude the first major joint venture contract and I consider following 3 events as key to the successful contract negotiations:
1) Willingness from the Belgian partner to provide the latest technology and its updates during 15 years;
2) Agreement by the Chinese authorities to introduce "the substitute principle" for infant industries, facing out after 6 years, which solved the hard-currency problem.
3) Successful conclusion by the Belgian government and Belgian partner in convincing the USA and Cocom that the advanced technology was well defined controlled and could consequently be transferred.
4) The business license was obtained in December 1983 and after a first 24-hours-board meeting the adventure could start …
5) The hand-over of the first locally produced and engineered exchange in Hefei in December 1987 was the start of a breathtaking growth, resulting in doubling the output capacity during 3 consecutive years …
6) The agreement reached in 1992 (5 years ahead of due date) to extend the cooperation with another 15 years was a confirmation of the good understanding and great involvement and willingness to engage by all shareholders upto 2013;
7) The inauguration of Pudong-premises in 1996, reflected the ambition and the size of the Chinese market by starting up a multi product production unit having the biggest capacity in the world under one roof;
8) The vision of the Chinese shareholder to invest in low cost-Chinese areas and in Europe is a guarantee for the financial and technological success and further enlarging the important successful network;

CURRICULUM VITAE
a. MOREL CHRISTIAN H.A.C.
b. Born November 2, 1945 at Poperinge, (Married - 3 children)
c. University of Antwerp : Economical, Commercial and Consular Sciences 1968, Post University Degree 1975
d. 1968-72 : employed in newspaper-, banking-, medical sector
e. 1972 : joined Bell Telephone
   Present professional functions :
   - vice president S.R.D. Alcatel Telecom
   - president A.T.L. HONG KONG
   - honorary vice-chairman Shanghai Bell, Shanghai, CHINA
   - chairman North East Asia Telecom, Shenyang, CHINA
   - chairman Shanghai B.A. Mobile Com, Shanghai, CHINA
   - honorary vice-chairman Beijing Bell, Beijing, CHINA
   - board member of Alcatel Shanghai Network Support System Cy, Shanghai,
     CHINA
   - managing director Shanghai Bell Belgium, Antwerp, BELGIUM
   - vice-chairman Teletas, Istanbul, TURKEY
   - vice chairman Alcatel ZAO, Moscow, RUSSIA
   - member board of partners World Trade Telecom, Moscow, RUSSIA
   - Chairman of the board of partners Mosbell, Moscow, RUSSIA
   - board member Bell Kenya,Nairobi, KENYA
   - president Bell Congo, Kinshasa, CONGO
   - boardmember of Alcatel Shenyang Telecommunication Co, Shenyang, CHINA
   - boardmember of Alcatel Fujian Communication Technology Co, Fuzhou, CHINA
   - boardmember of Temic, Shanghai, CHINA
f. Since 1975 : visiting professor I.P.O. Antwerp, BELGIUM
     1983 : visiting professor C.E.D.E.P. Fontainebleau, FRANCE
     1983 : visiting professor M.B.A. Antwerp, BELGIUM
     1984 : visiting professor M.C.E. Brussels, BELGIUM
     1985 : visiting professor E.H.S.A.L. Brussels, BELGIUM
     1988 : visiting professor V.L.E.K.H.O. Brussels, BELGIUM
     1990 : president China-Europe Management Center
     1993 : advisor to the Minister of Foreign Trade (BELGIUM)
     1995 : associate professor of the Fudan University Management School
     (Shanghai)
     1995 : economic and trade advisor to the City of Shenyang, CHINA
     1996 : first vice-chairman Belgium-China Economic and Commercial Council
     1997 : honorary citizen of the City of Shanghai, CHINA
     1998 : Friendship Award of the People's Republic of China
     1999 : Advisor of the Pudong New Area Administration, Shanghai, CHINA
g. Since 1983 : frequent guestspeaker on seminars in Zurich, Brussels, New York,
    London, Beijing, Hong Kong
h. Since 1980 : author of many articles in periodicals of different organisations
    (U.N.C.T.C., Royal Engineering Association, University of Antwerp, Belgium
    Foreign Trade University ...)

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