1.   All three firms stress that much of the control over their alliances is left to individual country managers.

2.   Brad LaLonde, country manager for Citibank Corp. in Hanoi, said the challenge is raising funds for lending from limited options.

3.   Earlier this month, the firm said police in Bangladesh issued an arrest warrant for its country manager in Dhaka.

4.   His challenge now is to kick-start operations for Net accelerator ITC Ventures, as general partner and country manager.

5.   Local partners are especially eager for outsiders, adds Cesar Deymonnaz, country manager for ABN Ambro, the Dutch bank.

6.   Luu H. Le, the country manager for the Bank of America, views the situation from the useful perspective of an ethnic Vietnamese American.

7.   Platinum Technology country manager for Thailand, Woranun Thaworanun, said the software will ease the burden on TFB in dealing with the problems.

8.   Among those present at were Haworth general manager K.B. Oh, sales general manager Steve Williams and Designphase design consultants country manager David Jenkins.

9.   Anthony Kam, who is the country manager in Singapore, was also promoted to senior manager.

10.   At the signing ceremony, Tiong signed on behalf of his company while SAP Malaysia was represented by its country manager Hee Kim Fah.