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Paul Robson |
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President of Asia Pacific operations |
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Adobe |
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Hong Kong - June 9, 2014 - Adobe has appointed Paul Robson as President of the company's Asia Pacific operations, replacing Craig Tegel, who is leavin. . . |
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Hong Kong - June 9, 2014 - Adobe has appointed Paul Robson as President of the company's Asia Pacific operations, replacing Craig Tegel, who is leaving the company July 1 after a stellar career spanning seventeen years in Australia, Asia Pacific, Europe and Japan. Robson will report to Matt Thompson, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations.
"Adobe's business has transformed over the last four years and our Creative Cloud and Marketing Cloud businesses are now world-leading," said Thompson. "Our customers have responded with enthusiasm to our vision, and Craig has led extensive growth for Adobe in Asia Pacific. I thank him for his incredible contribution."
"Paul Robson has commenced in his new role leading Asia Pacific effective immediately. Craig will work to ensure a smooth transition for Paul, a dynamic leader with a strong track record of leading business transformation at both an operational and executive level. I'm confident our business in Asia Pacific will continue to thrive under his leadership."
"I'm excited to lead Adobe's business in Asia Pacific," said Robson. "This is a vibrant, diverse and rewarding region and I'm looking forward to working with our customers as they embark on their own journeys of digital transformation with Adobe."
Robson will continue to be based in Adobe's Sydney headquarters, but will travel frequently to oversee Adobe's operations in Australasia, Southeast Asia, Korea, India and Greater China.
Robson joined Adobe in November 2012 as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand. Since May 2013 Robson has led Adobe's enterprise sales function across Australia and New Zealand, Southeast Asia and Korea.
Before joining Adobe, Robson was the Vice President and General Manager for HP's Networking Division across Asia Pacific and Japan. At a non-executive level, Robson is a board member of Tresillian, the Royal Society for the Welfare of Mothers and Babies, which is involved in the delivery of child and family healthcare.
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Beni Sia |
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Regional director for South East Asia |
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Brocade |
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Hong Kong ˇV June 9, 2014 ˇV Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) announced the appointment of Beni Sia to the role of regional director for South East Asia. Based ou. . . |
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Hong Kong ˇV June 9, 2014 ˇV Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) announced the appointment of Beni Sia to the role of regional director for South East Asia. Based out of Singapore, he will be responsible for driving the company's data centre and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) strategy and adoption across the regions. As regional director for South East Asia, Sia will be responsible for charting the company's strategic direction and growth for the region, and driving customer adoption of Brocade Ethernet fabric and software networking solutions. He will report directly to Adam Judd, Brocade vice president for APAC. With over two decades of sales and marketing experience across the telecommunications, enterprise, and commercial sectors, Sia was most recently the country director for Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines and Indo-China at Juniper Networks.
"The addition of CK and Beni to our regional leadership team validates our strong commitment to South East Asia and APAC as we continue to foster our leadership in data center and software networking across the region," said Adam Judd, Brocade vice president for APAC. "There is a perfect storm of new technologies and new business requirements all hitting at the same time, and Brocade is uniquely positioned to challenge and disrupt the current networking status quo by taking an evolutionary and revolutionary approach to innovation and development cycles. APAC is forecast to become the second biggest revenue contributor in the global SDN market by 2019, and our leading position in Ethernet fabric adoption and software networking will put us in an excellent position to leverage these imminent opportunities to deliver agile and flexible networks for our customers."
About Brocade Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) networking solutions help the worldˇ¦s leading organisations transition smoothly to a world where applications and information reside anywhere. (www.brocade.com)
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Chee Keong Lam |
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Director of Data Centre Fabric and Virtualisation for Asia Pacific (APAC) |
Company: |
Brocade |
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Hong Kong ˇV June 9, 2014 ˇV Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) announced the appointment of Chee Keong (CK) Lam to the position of director of Data Centre Fabric a. . . |
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Hong Kong ˇV June 9, 2014 ˇV Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) announced the appointment of Chee Keong (CK) Lam to the position of director of Data Centre Fabric and Virtualisation for Asia Pacific (APAC). Based out of Singapore, he will be responsible for driving the company's data centre and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) strategy and adoption across the regions.
Lam will report to Matt Kolon, Brocade Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for APAC. With over 20 years of networking experience, Lam most recently worked at Juniper Networks, where he was tasked with driving thought leadership and large customer engagements for Juniper's data centre solution-spanning routing, switching, and security-across Asia Pacific. Prior to Juniper Networks, Lam was an advisory sales specialist at IBM Global Technology Services (GTS) for network infrastructure and data center solutions. He also held various senior technical positions at Intel and Novell.
"The addition of CK and Beni to our regional leadership team validates our strong commitment to South East Asia and APAC as we continue to foster our leadership in data center and software networking across the region," said Adam Judd, Brocade vice president for APAC. "There is a perfect storm of new technologies and new business requirements all hitting at the same time, and Brocade is uniquely positioned to challenge and disrupt the current networking status quo by taking an evolutionary and revolutionary approach to innovation and development cycles. APAC is forecast to become the second biggest revenue contributor in the global SDN market by 2019, and our leading position in Ethernet fabric adoption and software networking will put us in an excellent position to leverage these imminent opportunities to deliver agile and flexible networks for our customers."
About Brocade Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) networking solutions help the worldˇ¦s leading organisations transition smoothly to a world where applications and information reside anywhere. (www.brocade.com)
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David Abney |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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UPS |
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Hong Kong, June 6, 2014 ˇV The UPS (NYSE:UPS) Board of Directors today announced that it has named David Abney, currently the companyˇ¦s Chief Operating. . . |
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Hong Kong, June 6, 2014 ˇV The UPS (NYSE:UPS) Board of Directors today announced that it has named David Abney, currently the companyˇ¦s Chief Operating Officer, as its new Chief Executive Officer and appointed him to the Board of Directors. Scott Davis, 62, who has served as the companyˇ¦s Chairman of the Board and CEO since 2008, will retire from UPS and will assume the role of non-executive Chairman. Both moves are effective September 1, 2014.
Abney, 58, becomes the 11th chief executive officer in the 107-year history of the company. He began his UPS career in 1974 as a part-time package loader. Over the course of his 40-year career, he held various operational positions leading to his current position. As chief operating officer, Abney had responsibility for UPS logistics, sustainability, and engineering, leading the companyˇ¦s significant investment in alternative fuel fleets, and implementing programs to expand the companyˇ¦s total freight volume. In that role, he directed the UPS transportation network serving more than 200 countries and territories.
"The UPS Board of Directors congratulates David in this new role," said Duane Ackerman, a member of the UPS Board of Directors and chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance committee. "UPS has exceptional depth of management and has historically elevated senior internal leaders to the CEO role. After thorough consideration of candidates, the Board believes David embodies the experience, vision and leadership skills necessary to lead UPS."
"David possesses tremendous depth of understanding of the rapidly evolving transportation and logistics markets," said Davis. "His capability to anticipate global trends, identify risks and guide the company and our clients to capitalize on opportunities has proven invaluable. We have navigated through challenging economic recovery periods during my tenure as CEO.
"I have appreciated his dedication to UPS and support to me and I am confident that David will provide the decisive leadership needed to move UPS to greater accomplishments in the future."
"I am deeply honored to be selected by the Board to serve as CEO," said Abney. "The company has provided me tremendous opportunity, amazing career experiences and rewarding professional development. I believe it is my duty to create an environment where talented UPS people can excel by helping our customers to accomplish their goals. Ultimately, I believe that is how, together, we will build on the UPS legacy of success."
Prior to becoming chief operating officer, Abney served as president of UPS International where he led the expansion of the companyˇ¦s global logistics capabilities. In that role, Abney oversaw several global acquisitions to expand service capacity and local market presence. His international experience includes leading the logistics and freight divisions in Canada and Latin America as well as heading global freight forwarding and customs brokerage. His other significant assignments over the course of his long-tenured career include serving as president of SonicAir, a same-day delivery service that signaled UPS's move into the service parts logistics sector, and leading the team that completed one of the companyˇ¦s largest acquisitions ˇV the Fritz Companies.
A native of Greenwood, Miss., Abney earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Delta State University. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Delta State University Alumni Foundation. He is also a Trustee of The UPS Foundation, UPS's charitable arm, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Johnson Controls, Inc., Airlines for America, and the Coalition of Service Industries, which represents service businesses and seeks to lower barriers to world trade. He is also chairman of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta.
"As the Chairman and CEO for the past nearly seven years, Scott Davis has skillfully guided UPS through one of the most turbulent global economic periods in history while executing growth strategies in emerging markets and specialized business segments," said Ackerman. "We congratulate Scott and look forward to his continued leadership and insights as Chairman of the Board of Directors."
Davis, a 29-year veteran of the company, joined UPS in 1986 when UPS acquired the technology company II Morrow, where he was CEO. The Oregon native served in positions of increasing responsibility in finance and accounting before assuming the role of CFO and joining the UPS Management Committee in 2001. In 2006, he was named vice chairman and was elected to the UPS Board of Directors that same year. He became CEO and Chairman of the Board on January 1, 2008.
Under Davisˇ¦ leadership, UPS has made significant improvements in its logistics network as the company has expanded its reach and capabilities through Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Davis has presided over rapid growth in international operations and supply chain and freight. He also oversaw strategic initiatives to expand the companyˇ¦s U.S. and European air hubs, the opening of the Intra-Asian air hub in Shenzhen, and transformation of the companyˇ¦s U.S. small package organization, the largest operating unit of the company. Further, under Davis the company has implemented a policy of returning significant value to shareholders through a generous dividend policy and share repurchase program. In addition to his long-standing service to UPS, Davis has contributed his time and expertise to policy-making organizations, most notably serving on the Presidentˇ¦s Export Council and previously as chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
About UPS UPS (NYSE:UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a broad range of solutions for the transportation of packages and freight, including innovative delivery options for the global consumer market; the facilitation of international trade, and the deployment of advanced technology to more efficiently manage the world of business. Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. The company can be found on the Web at UPS.com and its corporate blog can be found at blog.ups.com. To get UPS news direct, visit pressroom.ups.com/RSS.
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