Bullitt Group Hires Asian Market Expert as Vice President Sales, Asia

LONDON, December 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Bullitt Group, the UK-based international mobile phone and consumer electronics company, has hired Asian mobile market expert Scott Cheng as Vice President, Sales for Asia.

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Bullitt, which has seen rapid growth since its formation in 2009, is delighted to announce that Mr. Cheng, most recently President of Commtiva Technology in Taiwan, has joined its fast-growing business.

Colin Batt, Bullitt co-CEO, said: "We're thrilled Scott is joining us and look forward to working with him. Scott brings invaluable expertise and knowledge of the fast-changing Asian mobile phone market; he will be a great asset to our team, enabling us to build on our success in the region."

In his most recent role as President of Commtiva Technology, Mr. Cheng was responsible for winning the SHARP smartphone distribution rights and launching SHARP smartphones in South East Asia and CIS regions. Prior to that he spent four years with HTC as Sales Manager of Emerging Markets and latterly Regional Director for the CIS region, based in Russia.

Scott Cheng said, "I am delighted to be joining Bullitt at such an exciting time in its development. The company's strong ethos and innovative approach works well in the Asia region and I look forward to helping drive growth in this dynamic and challenging market."

Bullitt designs, markets and sells consumer electronics devices in partnership with global brands. It is the worldwide licensee for a number of major brands including Caterpillar Inc., for "rugged" mobile devices and accessories.

Bullitt is led by an experienced team of three co-CEOs who create a unique balance, each contributing different skills and perspective: Colin Batt and Dave Floyd (both of whom previously held senior positions at Motorola) and Richard Wharton (who has deep sales and marketing experience within the media and consumer electronics markets). The Company recently appeared in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100 as "One to Watch".

Note to editors

Bullitt Group Ltd is an international mobile phone and consumer electronics business. Bullitt designs, manufactures, markets and sells consumer electronic devices in partnership with global brands. It is the worldwide licensee for a number of major brands including Caterpillar Inc. for "rugged" mobile devices and accessories. Bullitt's products are sold in 42 countries and it has offices in the UK (Reading), USA (New York) and China (Shenzen). For more information visit: http://www.bullitt-group.com.

SOURCE Bullitt Group Ltd