--- title: Thanks to the 2015 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards First-Round Judges description: The Stevie Awards thank the professionals who judged submissions to the 2015 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the top business awards competition in the 22 nations of the Asia-Pacific region. image: https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-2556798825-jpg/social-suggested-images/Stevie2015_Logo_S-1-2.jpg --- [![stevie-awards-full-logo](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stevie%20Awards%20Blog%20Theme%20Files/stevie-awards-full-logo.png?width=347&height=70&name=stevie-awards-full-logo.png "stevie-awards-full-logo")](http://stevieawards.com) Click to View Posts by Stevie® Awards Categories # Thanks to the 2015 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards First-Round Judges Posted by [Maggie Gallagher](https://blog.stevieawards.com/blog/author/maggie-gallagher) on Mon, May 04, 2015 @ 11:16 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **The following professionals participated in first-round judging of The 2015 [Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards](http://asia.stevieawards.com), the top [business awards](http://www.stevieawards.com) program in the 22 nations of the Asia-Pacific region, in December-April.  Their average scores determined the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners.  We thank them for their time, insights and support.** **English-Language Judges** [![Stevie2015_Logo_S-1-2](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-2556798825-jpg/social-suggested-images/Stevie2015_Logo_S-1-2.jpg?width=163&name=Stevie2015_Logo_S-1-2.jpg)Doa’a Arafat](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=58556819), Quality & Development Specialist, Jordan Engineers Association, Amman, Jordan [Benj Arriola](http://www.internetmarketinginc.com/), VP of SEO, Internet Marketing, Inc., San Diego, California, USA [Heena Bulchandani](http://ae.linkedin.com/pub/heena-bulchandani/39/524/974), Specialist, Training & Development, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, Dubai, UAE [Saraida De Marchena Kaluche](http://do.linkedin.com/pub/saraida-de-marchena-kaluche/15/929/6b5/), President and CEO, Markatel, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic [Mohammed Fattoum](http://fujairahpolice.gov.ae/ar/), Management and Information Technology Expert, Fujairah Police General Headquarters, Dubai, UAE [Stephen Gill](http://th.linkedin.com/in/stephencgill/), President, Stephen Gill Associates, Bangkok, Thailand [Shridhar P. Joshi](http://www.tatamotors.com/), Consultant Advisor, TATA Motors, Pune, India [Yamini Kurup](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/yamini-kurup/6/7a/835), VP Customer Experience, Aditya Birla Financial Services, Mumbai, India [Lyn Kwek](http://sg.linkedin.com/in/lynkwek), Senior Marketing Manager, Asia Pacific, Arkadin Global Conferencing, Singapore, Singapore [Donald Lim](http://www.abs-cbn.com/), Chief Digital Officer, ABS-CBN Corporation, Quezon City, Philippines [Anil Machado](https://pl.linkedin.com/pub/anil-machado/4a/8b8/735), Managing Director, T Nell, Sieradz, Poland [Joseph Mathew](http://www.aswasabhavan.org), CEO & Chairman, Corrections India, Kottayam, India [Shadiya Mohamed Baqutayan](http://perdanaschool.utm.my/shadiya/), Senior Lecturer, Perdana School Of Science Technology and Innovation Policy, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [Kim Morgan](https://au.linkedin.com/pub/kim-morgan/46/64a/a47), Managing Director, Maroochy River Resort, Cotton Tree, Queensland, Australia [Rajendran Nair](http://www.apple.com), Senior Director, Marketing, Intalio, Fremont, California, USA Virgilio Perniot, CEO, Population Services Pilipinas Incorporated, Pasay City, Philippines [Sharon Rudd](https://au.linkedin.com/pub/sharon-rudd/10/44a/859), Organisational Development & Sales Consultant, TNT Express, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [Carolyn T Salud](http://www.maxschicken.com/), CEO, Max’s Restaurant, Makati City, Philippines [Brian Arthur Tallador](https://th.linkedin.com/in/brianarthurtallador), English Teacher & Trainer, Damrongratsongkroh School, Chiang Rai, Thailand [Noel Unciano](https://ph.linkedin.com/pub/noel-unciano/38/382/aa8), Research Specialist, Industrial Technology Development Institute, Taguig City, Philippines **Chinese-Language Judges** [Lindy Chen](http://www.chinadirectsourcing.com.au), Founder, China Direct Sourcing, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [Li Chuxin](http://www.126.com/), Director, [126.com](http://126.com), China [Guangtao Deng](http://www.hdtmedia.com/), Director, hdtMEDIA, China [Wufan G](http://www.jahwa.com.cn/)., Director, Jahwa, China Richard Huzhaoyang, PhD [Li Laubie](http://www.skema.edu/campus/suzhou/), Professor, Skema Business School, Suzhou Campus, China Zhang Fu Lian, CEO, Beijing Baifentonglian Tech. Co., Beijing, China [Jiangxian Liu](http://www.smg.cn), New Media Director of Programming Office, Shanghai Media Group, Shanghai, China [Fox Shen](http://www.wmtad.com/index.php/About/elite/name/Fox), Executive Creative Director, WMTAD Advertising Group, Shanghai, China [Dr. Shih-Wei Sheu](http://tw.linkedin.com/pub/shih-wei-sheu/aa/b88/96b/), Management Consultant, New Taipei City, Taiwan Wujing Xian, President, Hisdesign Company, China [Joe Ye](http://cywee.com/), President and CEO, CyWee Group Ltd., Taiwan **Japanese-Language Judges** [Mitsuyo Arimoto](http://www.daijob.com/crossculture/arimoto/index.html), President, GlobalLINK Consulting Group, Osaka, Japan [Ryuichi Funatsu](http://www.ayumoo.com), General Manager, Ayumu Associates, LLC, New York, New York, USA Satoshi Hino, President, Global Management System, Inc., Tokyo, Japan [Takashi Honda](http://www.apple.com), Director General, Office T Inc., Osaka, Japan [Shunsuke  Mizoe](http://fujifilmsquare.jp/photosalon/tokyo/minigallery/12092803.html), President, ZOE Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan [Hideki Saito](http://www.contemporary-tech.com), Director, Contemporary-Tech, Inc., Tokyo, Japan [Kanami Saito](http://www.saitotoyoko.com/), President, Elance Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan [Atsuko Sakamoto](http://www.primetime-winwin.com/), Representative Director, Prime Time, Inc., Tokyo, Japan [Takashi Takano](http://aquarium-therapy.jp/), COO, Aqua Environmental System TOJO Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan Hiroshi Toya, Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan [Junichi Tsuji](http://www.macchinesticoffee.com), CEO, Macchinesti Coffee, Inc., Tokyo, Japan Toki Ura, President, Office Ura Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan [Kazunari Yasuda](http://www.yasuda-eng.co.jp/index.php), Director, Yasuda Engineering Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan **Korean-Language Judges** Seog Bong Bae, Executive Director, Korea Commercial Film Makers Union, Seoul, South Korea Jin Mu Cho, Vice President, Korea Business Communicators Association, Seoul, South Korea Young Il Hong, Professor, Nam Seoul University Tae Hee Jung, Chief Director, International, Korea Business Communicators Association, Seoul, South Korea Hung Ki Kim, President, Korea Business Communicators Association, Seoul, South Korea Ju Hwak Lee, CEO, SIDM, Seoul, South Korea Myung Joo Lee, PR Team Leader, Samyang Holdings, Seoul, South Korea Jinhee Park, Professor, Yongin University, Seoul, South Korea Jong Sun Park, CEO, BRCom, Seoul, South Korea Jung Hieh Shon, CEO, Hanaro Adcom, Seoul, South Korea **Thai-Language Judges** [Stephen Gill](http://th.linkedin.com/in/stephencgill/), President, Stephen Gill Associates, Bangkok, Thailand [Jiangxian Liu](http://www.smg.cn), New Media Director of Programming Office, Shanghai Media Group, Shanghai, China [Dr. Shih-Wei Sheu](http://tw.linkedin.com/pub/shih-wei-sheu/aa/b88/96b/), Management Consultant, New Taipei City, Taiwan [Brian Arthur Tallador](https://th.linkedin.com/in/brianarthurtallador), English Teacher & Trainer, Damrongratsongkroh School, Chiang Rai, Thailand   ### Request an entry kit for one or more of the stevie awards programs [Remove my information](https://blog.stevieawards.com/blog/thanks-to-the-2015-asia-pacific-stevie-awards-first-round-judges#) Entry kit will be sent to you by email. 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