Preferred Partners
Simon Chan
SMS Group
General Manager
Simon Chan has been actting as General Manager of SMS Group since 2006.
SMS Group’s position is Contract Specialist, in the areas of Contract Furniture and Outdoor Furniture.
SMS Group Specializes in Production for Contract & Hospitality Market.
SMS Group has produced furniture for 8 International Hotel Groups: Marriot, Hilton, InterContinental, Shangri-La, Club Med, Ramada, Carlson Rezidor and Rotana.
Over the last 9 years, SMS Factory has built up the Project Portfolio of over 100 high-end projects, including 5-Star Hotel & Resort, Residence, Club, Restaurant, Bar, Cafe and Mock-up Room.
Tom Ji
Kargeswood
Owner & President
Tom Ji has worked in the international market for almost 20 years through Kargeswood, a Hong Kong-based Hospitality Service Company with manufacturing operations in China. Kargeswood specializes in contract furniture, lightings and other interior products for hospitality business.
Paul Hitchcock
Crows Nest
President
Paul has been writing software since the late ’80s and involved in the commercial woodworking industry since 2000. After developing some proprietary software for other woodworking shops, he partnered with a company in the construction industry in 2008 to develop Crows Nest. Paul has spent most of his life in the Great Northwest and is currently based in Portland, OR.
Norm Fink
Crows Nest
Global Sales & Marketing Director
Norm Fink is president and founder of our sales and consulting partner, NPF Consultants. Norm has extensive experience in working with project-based manufactures and specialty trades, having been a third-generation owner of an architectural woodworking firm.
In 1980, Norm was the co-founder of a software company that revolutionized estimating, production engineering, and shop drawing requirements resulting in significant time reductions and increased accuracy.
Micah Faure
Interconnect
Managing Director
Micah Faure, a practicing lawyer in the UK, founded Talent Connect in 2020 to address high unemployment in South Africa. Witnessing the wasted potential of young South Africans, Micah’s mission is to connect them with international companies to gain valuable work experience. The organization believes that jobs are pathways to possibilities, dignity, and prosperity. Talent Connect aims to help South Africans realize their full potential and invites support for its mission to create jobs and build a better world.
Jason Peng
Universal Marble & Granite Group
Project & Sales Manager
Jason is the Property and Sales Manager of Universal Marble & Granite Group Ltd. (UMGG), one of the largest stone enterprises in Asia and a remarkable leading enterprise in China’s stone industry. is a cornerstone in the architectural and decorative stone industry, with a legacy spanning over 30 years. As one of Mainland China’s largest stone enterprises, their business encompasses mining, stone processing, decoration design, engineering construction, and stone industrial parks.
David Salmon
David Salmon Furniture
Chairman
Since 2002, David has been a main board director of the British Furniture Manufacturers Association, which represents the industry not only to the marketplace but also to government and suppliers. In 2003, David received the honour of the Freedom of the City of London and was made a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers.
Building on David’s vast knowledge of the highest quality furniture design and manufacturing, in 2005, he was persuaded by his professional client base to move into the hospitality sector. Through his specialised manufacturing base in Vietnam, David provided highly competitive FF&E bespoke packages to developers, procurement companies, interior designers, architects, and hotel operators of the five-star industry globally.
