The Extreme Group has hired Terry Hauss to help develop its businesses, licenses and consumer products in the Asia Pacific region. The group’s 22 companies include hotels, theme parks and stores selling clothing, footwear and sports equipment. It has chosen the Asia region for expansion because of the rapid growth there. Several deals are near completion in Thailand, China and Malaysia. Hauss, a director of the Licensing Management Group, has done work for Warner Brothers as its key Asian consultant for all the division of AOL Time Warner. He will appoint several agents throughout the region to roll out the Extreme projects on the ground.