Singapore-based Asia Pacific ISP, Pacific Internet, has appointed Teck Moh Phey as president and chief executive officer effective 16 January 2006. Mr Phey will take over from Hai Chwee Chew, a director of the board and member of its executive committee, who was appointed interim chief during the search for a CEO. Mr Phey has two decades of leadership and management experience in the IT and telecommunications industries. He is currently with Motorola where he served in various senior roles in the Asia Pacific region over the last 10 years, including Asia Pacific vice president and general manager for its government and enterprise mobility solutions business. He is a member of Motorola’s worldwide steering committees for radio products and wireless broadband. Prior to Motorola, Mr Phey rose through the ranks at Compaq to become the youngest general manager in Asia.