[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 38 (Wednesday, April 10, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E478]
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    MR. CHEOW TECK CHANG, THE QUINTESSENTIAL 21ST CENTURY CAPITALIST

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                         HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 10, 2002

  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to one of the 
great businessman in the global village, Mr. Cheow Teck Chang, the 
President of VT Systems Incorporated, the operating headquarters of 
Singapore Technologies in the United States.
  I came to meet Mr. Chang while working with Singapore Technologies to 
persuade them to bring an aspect of the Engineering Group to Corpus 
Christi, TX. Currently, the Corpus Christi City Council and Singapore 
Technologies are finalizing the details of their new venture, one that 
promises a host of new jobs for south Texans.
  Mr. Chang is the quintessential 21st century capitalist. His company 
is a global engineering enterprise specializing in aerospace, 
electronics, land systems and marine fields. He is the man his company 
trusted to lead their efforts in developing the North American markets.
  Mr. Chang is certainly the man to develop these lucrative markets for 
his company. He is trustworthy, detail-oriented, as well as an 
extraordinary businessman.
  He juggles many balls. In addition to the incredible workload of 
developing American markets for his global company, Mr. Chang is also 
president of the ST New Business Group, responsible for investments in 
new technologies, capabilities and services.
  He came to his current position rich in experience. He served in the 
Republic of Singapore Air Force until 1990, and then joined the ST 
Aerospace Group where he moved quickly up through the ranks through 
various operations and management positions.
  He graduated with honors from the National University of Singapore 
and recently completed a management program at Harvard Business School.
  I have appreciated his gentle humor, his incredible business sense, 
and his ability to see around the corner in the world of finance. We 
are golf partners and friends, and I am grateful for the work he has 
done in south Texas.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in commending Mr. Cheow Teck Chang, 
one of the great businessman in our global economy.

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