PRESS RELEASE - December 31, 2000
12-YEAR-OLD PRESIDENT & CEO
OF CYBERTEKS DESIGN TO JOIN THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA, ON THE TEAM
CANADA TRADE MISSION TO BEIJING, SHANGHAI & HONG KONG.
12-year-old's trip sponsored by
Cyberteks's customer, Interep (Nasdaq: IREP), the largest independent
sales and marketing company in America specializing in radio, the internet
& new media.
London, Ontario, December 31, 2000 - Cyberteks Design, A Division of Cyberteks
Systems Corporation announced today that its President & CEO, 12 year
old Keith Peiris, an internationally recognized and award winning web designer
will join the Team Canada Trade Mission to Beijing, Shanghai (China) and
Hong Kong from February 9-18, 2001.
"I am very pleased about this opportunity of a life time. I am
thankful to the Government of Canada for recognizing my talents and inviting
me to join the Prime Minister and other top government officials and businessmen.
Furthermore I will get an opportunity to meet the top government officials
of China and Hong Kong. I am ever grateful to Rt. Hon. John Chretien,
the Prime Minister of Canada, Hon. Pat O'Brien, the Parliamentary Secretary
to the Minister of International Trade, Hon. John Manley, the Minister
of Foreign Affairs and Hon. Pierre S. Pettigrew, the Minister of International
Trade for giving me this opportunity." Said the Cyberteks Design
President, 12-year-old Keith Peiris.
"I wish to thank Mr. Ralph Guild, Chairman & CEO of Interep,
and Mr. Bill McEntee, EVP/CFO of Interep, Ann Marie DeCicio, the Mayor
and the Council of the the City of London for sponsoring my trip to China
and Hong Kong", added Peiris.
"85% of Canada's trade is with the United States. I think we should
diversify our trade with other countries like China, the most populated
country in the world with 1 billion people. Most of Cyberteks' customers
are also from United States. If you depend on one country and if that
country's economy is not doing well, we are going to suffer" the
12 year old reiterated
Keith Peiris, the President & CEO of Cyberteks
Design meeting with Hon. John Manlay, the Canadian Minister of Foreign
Affairs and Hon. Pat O'Brien, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister
of International Trade at the Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada.
The major sponsor of Keith's trip
to China and Hong Kong is America's Radio Industry Leader, Interep. Headquartered
in New York, Interep has a multi-year exclusive contract with Cyberteks
Design for Web development.
Keith Peiris, the President & CEO of Cyberteks
Design meeting with Ralph Guild, the Chairman of Interep, in New York,
USA.
The Team Canada 2000, under the leadership of the Prime Minister of
Canada, Hon. Jean Chretien, and with active participation of Provincial
Premiers and Territorial Government Leaders, will open doors for Canadian
Companies, and help increase their profile before Chinese and Hong Kong
decision-makers at a pivotal time in the bilateral relationship between
Canada and China. The year 2000 marks the thirtieth anniversary of Canada-China
diplomatic relations - highly opportune time to return to the destinations
that were visited during the inaugural Team Canada mission in 1994.
China and Hong Kong together represent Canada's third largest trading
partner, and are key markets for Canadian products and services across
a wide range of sectors. China's healthy and sustained economic growth
is underlined by a strong government commitment to infrastructure development
and technology improvement. An emerging private sector has an increasingly
important role in the Chinese economy, and in expanding China's international
trade and investment links. Of tremendous importance is China's much anticipated
accession to the World Trade Organization, which will open its markets
further to Canadian exporters, lowering tariff barriers and sustaining
the development of a transparent and predictable business environment.
The 12-year old President & CEO of Cyberteks Design is a grade 7
student of St.Bernadette's Catholic School in London, Ontario, Canada.
About Cyberteks Design - Cyberteks Design, a division of Cyberteks
Systems Corporation, headquartered in London, Ontario, Canada with Sales
Offices in New York (New York), Washington DC, Baltimore (Maryland), Alexandria
(Virginia), Houston (Texas), Lake Alfred (Florida) and Detroit (Michigan)
provides E-commerce, Web design, Web-hosting and on-line marketing services.
The company's President, CEO & Chief Creative Director is an award-winning
designer Keith Peiris, a 12-year-old student in London, Ontario, Canada.
The company specializes in Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Fireworks, Macromedia
Freehand, Macromedia Director, Macromedia Dreamweaver UltraDev for e-Commerce,
Inex Commerce Court Suite, Storefront, Swift3D, Adobe LiveMotion, Adobe
Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Premiere.
Keith Peiris has won several web design awards and recognitions from
top professionals in the industry, has attracted very large customers
from all over North America such as Interep, the largest Radio Advertising
Agency in the United States, KEWL Threads, a Hockey Apparel company co-
founded by Shayne Corson and Darcy Tucker of the Toronto Maple Leafs NHL
Hockey Team and Rogers Television.
Branham250 published in the National Post Magazine of March, 2000 recognized
Cyberteks Design among this year's "Top 50 Web Design companies in
Canada". Keith Peiris was also featured on the cover page of National
Post Business Magazine of April 2000 issue. Furthermore, Cyberteks Design
website is featured on the Macromedia Flash Showcase since November 1999
to date. More information about Cyberteks Design can be found on the company
web site at http://www.cyberteks.net
For more information, please contact:
Keith Peiris
President & CEO
Cyberteks Design
A Div. Of Cyberteks Systems Corp.
110 Deveron Crescent, Unit 7
London, Ontario, N5Z 4W7
Canada
Phone: 519-649-6572
E-Mail: kpeiris@cyberteks.net
Victor Lirio
Project Director, Corporate/Technology
Interep
100 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
USA
Phone: 212-309-9031
E-Mail: victor_lirio@interep.com
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