Harres Tan FNCC
HTC Group Founder
FOUNDER, HTC Group – 1989
GROUP CEO, Rototype International, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa – 2000 to 2013
CEO, Rototype International, Europe – 2004 to 2012
CEO, Rototype International, Americas – 2013 to Present
Born in Penang, Malaysia in 1952 and educated in London, Harres Tan started his IT career as an IBM mainframe systems programmer in the UK in the early 70s. He returned to Asia in 1978 and worked for a couple of regional IT companies where he honed his skills in the areas of IT systems development, marketing and financial management before starting out on his own.
In 1989, Harres founded HT Consulting Group and simultaneously established its offices in Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. In 2004, the group renamed all its overseas subsidiaries calling themselves Rototype International focusing mainly in the areas of self-service banking and business process automation for the banking and finance industry. Today, the group has direct presence in more than seven countries and an impressive list of world class clients and global partners in every continent.
Harres has more than 40 years experience in the areas of system architecture, concept design of specialized hardware and system integration for the banking and finance industry.
He had on numerous occasions shared his vast experience with the industry as well as the user community via his efforts through the various global ICT Bodies such as World information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA), a body consisting of 73 member countries and Asia Oceania Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO). He was a WITSA nominated speaker for the APEC Conference hosted by the Sultan of Brunei in 2002. He has been an invited speaker at retail banking meetings and conferences in New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur over the past decade.
Harres is also the band leader and lead singer of a seven piece ICT Industry Rock Band popularly known as the “MP3 Plus”.
Harres Tan FNCC
HTC Group Founder
FOUNDER, HTC Group – 1989
GROUP CEO, Rototype International, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa – 2000 to 2013
CEO, Rototype International, Europe – 2004 to 2012
CEO, Rototype International, Americas – 2013 to Present
Born in Penang, Malaysia in 1952 and educated in London, Harres Tan started his IT career as an IBM mainframe systems programmer in the UK in the early 70s. He returned to Asia in 1978 and worked for a couple of regional IT companies where he honed his skills in the areas of IT systems development, marketing and financial management before starting out on his own.
In 1989, Harres founded HT Consulting Group and simultaneously established its offices in Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. In 2004, the group renamed all its overseas subsidiaries calling themselves Rototype International focusing mainly in the areas of self-service banking and business process automation for the banking and finance industry. Today, the group has direct presence in more than seven countries and an impressive list of world class clients and global partners in every continent.
Harres has more than 40 years experience in the areas of system architecture, concept design of specialized hardware and system integration for the banking and finance industry.
He had on numerous occasions shared his vast experience with the industry as well as the user community via his efforts through the various global ICT Bodies such as World information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA), a body consisting of 73 member countries and Asia Oceania Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO). He was a WITSA nominated speaker for the APEC Conference hosted by the Sultan of Brunei in 2002. He has been an invited speaker at retail banking meetings and conferences in New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur over the past decade.
Harres is also the band leader and lead singer of a seven piece ICT Industry Rock Band popularly known as the “MP3 Plus”.