Regional Leadership
Mr. Richard Y. Lee, Ph.D.
Chairman, President and CEO
Dr. Richard Y. Lee founded Amsino in California in 1993 and has been Chairman, President and CEO of the company ever since.
Richard has over 28 years of experience in the global medical device industry. His areas of expertise include but not limited to general corporate management, strategic planning and execution, corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, research and development, global manufacturing, global strategic partnership, quality management systems, regulatory affairs, global sales and marketing, public relations and governmental affairs.
Under his leadership, Amsino has grown from a start-up to a global medical device company dedicated to advancing healthcare worldwide. The company operates multiple FDA registered R&D, manufacturing and distribution facilities strategically located in the US and in Asia, Amsino products are distributed in North America and in more than 100 other countries in LATAM, EMEA, and APAC.
Prior to founding Amsino, Richard taught as an Assistant Professor of Economics at Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania.
Richard is a graduate of Peking University with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Richard also holds a Ph.D. degree in economics from the University of Arizona under the guidance of Dr. Vernon Smith, 2002 Nobel Laureate.
Mr. Chester Chai
Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Business Development
Chester Chai returned to Amsino in 2018 as SVP of Global Marketing, Business Development and Assistant to the CEO. He comes to Amsino with over 28 years of medical device industry with experience working with companies such as Baxter, Hospira, and DeRoyal in both China and the United States. His extensive background includes business development, strategic planning, finance, marketing, supply chain management, product development, and venture capital investment.
Chester previously held the position of Corporate VP for Amsino from 2009 to 2012. He then moved to DeRoyal as the General Manager of Greater China and later established and managed a sourcing company, before returning to Amsino in 2018.
Chester has earned his M.B.A. degree from Kellogg School of Management at the University of Northwestern and an M.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Colorado Boulder. He has received his C.P.A. and also holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University.
Mr. Philander Kelsey
Chief Commercial Officer
In 2018 Philander (Phil) Kelsey rejoined Amsino as President, North America Business Unit. Phil has enjoyed a successful 38-year career in the medical device industry with experience in sales, marketing and distribution management. He has worked with notable companies such as Kendall Healthcare and Owens & Minor where he held the position of Division Vice President for the Virginia region. Phil also co-founded the company Med-ecom, which provided outsourcing solutions for contract processing, data integration and information analytics to the healthcare industry.
Phil started with Amsino in 2006 as National Sales Manager and was promoted to Executive VP and President of Global Sales, from 2008 to 2014.
Phil has a B.S. degree from Hampden-Sydney College with a major in biology.
Ms. Li Ng
Director of Finance, Amsino International
Li joined Amsino in September 2012 as Controller, and later assumed the responsibility of Director of Finance in April 2015. Li oversees financial reporting, tax and accounting functions, and deploys various finance tools to support Amsino to build its goals and strategies.
Before joining Amsino, Li has held the position of Assistant Controller with Krystal Infinity, LLC for two years, where she was responsible for manufacturing accounting, financial reporting and budgeting. Li has also spent six years with IPMobileMet, where she oversaw financial reporting, budget/special projects and information technology. Li also served as Controller for three years in a technology start-up company, and four years in a computer manufacturing company.
Li received her Bachelor degree in Finance from University of Arkansas. She then completed her Master of Business Administration degree at Missouri State University.