Media and Comm. Asia's largest companies are reinventing themselves as e-businesses. Wei Leng Tai for Asiaweek. Born in Czechoslovakia, Barnert grew up in Australia and completed his studies in finance and law at the University of Technology in Sydney. He spoke with Asiaweek's Cesar Bacani.
Bronze medallists are companies with impressive e-commerce strategies that have yet to be executed.
They include Thailand's Siam Cement and Parkway Holdings of Singapore. It's a unique trading company. That said, Global Sources is also doing very well. That's because the market is fragmented. Trading, sourcing and excess inventories are among the unique situations where many players can carve a niche for themselves if they execute quickly and intelligently, and deliver value-added services.