Top Team Members
Ning Wu 吳寧中, CEO
Ning is responsible for the overall management of OPEn. She is a seasoned entrepreneur with hands-on experience in all aspects of business operation including business development, market development, product launch, project management, and information technology.
Her business credentials include managing a number of consulting firms and several successful joint-ventures. She understands the “nature of the business” and is highly qualified to bring the best knowledge and tools to help clients successfully navigate their new ventures.
Ning is one of the key people in OPEn’s client engagement and relations management. She is committed to establishing long term relationships with clients.
Yee Wu 吳宜中, CFO
Yee is a dynamic professional with extensive experience in both private and public industries. Her business background ranges from consumer packaged goods to educational broadcasting to financial and healthcare industries; her clients include organizations such as Hbc and Smart Systems for Health Agency.
Yee knows that the probability of success is increased by applying thorough analysis and planning prior to execution. She is dedicated to helping OPEn’s clients build a solid foundation and long-term viability for their new businesses.
Her expertise includes business planning and analysis, financial modelling, marketing analysis, and process implementation and management, including Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 (SOX 404). In a previous role as the Senior Manager, Finance Governance for Personal and Small Business Lending at a major Canadian financial institution, she managed the SOX 404 financial control processes covering requirements, implementation, testing, and documentation under the COSO Framework. The institution was one of the first corporations in North America to be SOX certified.
Yee graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honours BA and has an MBA from York University, Schulich School of Business.
Shawn Barry 白山, Creative Director, Canada
Shawn is a creative professional with 20 years in the industry. An Art Director by trade, he is also a classically trained artist and musician. His professional style is a blend of his creative passions and personal inspirations, guided by a disciplined business approach. Shawn brings lateral creative thinking to OPEn's team.
During his substantial career, Shawn has worked in traditional television, print and promotions. He has worked on clients ranging from National healthcare brands to the world's best-known consumer brands. "For me, there's no such thing as 'the one way' to do something. Media changes, consumers change and the way we communicate changes. The only constant is the need to make the complex, simple. It's important to keep an open mind." says Shawn.
Tan Ping 譚平, Vice President, China
Tan Ping is an innovative advertising talent with recognised professional and educational contributions in digital filming and animation technology in China. He played a key role in the founding of Beijing Star Digital Film Institution, which is one of the first of its kind in the country to offer educational programmes in this field.
He has managed multimedia centres and advertising agencies and is also an owner of Sun Communications. His professional services include both consultation in and production of commercials, multimedia presentations, and event management. Tan applies his state-of-the-art knowledge to enhance marketing and advertising concepts in today’s China. His project history includes Johnson & Johnson Asia, Pfizer Inc., and CCTV.
Yang Tao 楊濤, General Manager, China
Yang Tao has more than 10 years of marketing and advertising industry experience, encompassing roles that range from account manager to advertising manager to customer relations. She has “worked in the field” and can assist clients in articulating their requirements precisely and clearly. As one of the owners of Sun Communications, she knows how to help the clients stay focused.
She has a journalism background and has the knack to integrate communications and visuals perceptively to ensure clients are satisfied with their campaign results, whether in advertising, print production, events management or marketing.
Ken Ng 吳其健, General Manager, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Ken is a highly qualified consultant with more than 25 years of professional experience. As OPEn’s General Manager for Hong Kong, he is the principal liaison in Asia for Sales, Marketing, and Business Development with a specialisation in advanced technology products.
His experience and skills, along with extensive knowledge of the North American and Asian markets and business practices, provide the comfort zone that clients seek in their new business ventures and developments.
Ken graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a BSc and has an MSc in Engineering from the University of Toronto. He is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, Canada.
Yue Shen 沈悅, Senior Multimedia Designer, China
Yue Shen is a well known designer in China. His creative talent is highly recognised and has put him on the Top 100 Chinese Designers list.
His work in design, advertising, marketing and promotions has national coverage. Some of his projects include Volks Wagon (China) and wildlife conservation organisations. The message he projects for his clients are clear, precise and effective.
He is dynamic and he is now.
Sandra Lockwood 山地蘭, Senior Multimedia Designer, Canada
Sandra is a highly gifted multimedia designer and performance artist. She is a true talent who knows how to appeal to the audiovisual senses.
Her graphic and web designs include artwork for the live theatre scene such as Vancouver’s La Luna Productions. Her multimedia contributions include DNA Productions’ CD-ROM Einstein’s Dreams, an EMMA Nominee, and production of the CD Shell. She also art directed and performed in the music video “Mimi’s Leg”, which was broadcasted on MuchMusic and CBC. As a performance artist, she has performed extensively throughout Canada.
Sandra graduated from the Emily Carr Institute of Art with a BFA (majoring in film/video) and holds a Sheridan College postgraduate Diploma in Design and Computer Graphics. Sandra’s awards include the internationally recognised Monbusho Scholarship under which she studied Classical Japanese Literature in Japan for two years.