Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 26, 2004
PATRICK SOON-HOCK LIM is Executive Chairman, CEO and Director of Secured
Digital Applications, Inc. Mr. Lim received his university level
education in the United Kingdom. A food scientist by training and
specializing in industrial dairying, he began his career as a Technical
Consultant at Unigate Foods, Ltd., in the United Kingdom. He returned to
Malaysia in 1976 to join the Fima Group, a quasi-governmental food
production company. While at Fima, he was selected by the government to
represent Malaysia on the Food Standards Committee of the World Health
Organization and was also chosen to be a member of the Malaysian Food
Standards Committee. Mr. Lim left Fima to establish the first privately
owned milk pasteurization plant in Malaysia. In 1988, Mr. Lim founded
AEI to develop and implement the first wireless remote video
surveillance network in Malaysia. His perseverance and demonstrated
depth of knowledge in broadband technology resulted in AEI obtaining, in
1997, the first license granted by the Malaysian government for the
establishment and operation of a countrywide wireless broadband network.
In addition to his current responsibilities at Secured Digital
Applications and AEI, Mr. Lim advises Malaysian content developers in
the production of multimedia content and value-added applications for
the broadband industry. Mr. Lim holds a graduate degree in management
studies. Profile
Applications?
Mr. Lim: Secured Digital Applications was formerly known as Digital
Broadband Networks. It was formed through a
