Appointments
Acronis appoints new head of sales for APAC, emerging markets
Acronis has appointed Steve Goh vice president and general manager of sales for Asia Pacific and Emerging Markets, replacing Jan-Jaap Jager who has moved on to a new role that will be announced later.
Microsoft grabs Salesforce’s Simon Davies for senior Asia role
Microsoft has appointed Simon Davies, most recently the Salesforce.com area vice president for Asean, Korea & Greater China, as the vice president of Microsoft Business Solutions in Asia.
KL-based fintech startup iMoney boosts C-suite with new appointments
KL-based fintech startup iMoney has announced a new leadership team to support and extend its position in South-East Asia ahead of its next fund-raising round.
Avnet appoints former Microsoft exec Asia Pacific VP of operations
Avnet Inc has announced the appointment of Mathias von Bescherer to the role of vice president, operations, for Avnet Technology Solutions, Asia Pacific.
MuleSoft names William Fu regional VP for Asia
San Francisco-based integration software specialist MuleSoft announced it has appointed William Fu as regional vice president of Asia.
COO-as-a-Service startup Alpha7 appoints new … COO, plus a CMO
Singapore-based startup Alpha7, a ‘business cloud enabler’ which also provides a COO-as-a-Service offering, has appointed Brian Parkinson as COO and Kenneth Lim as CMO.
IBM Malaysia names new MD, first woman in the role
IBM Corp has announced the appointment of Chong Chye Neo as managing director of IBM Malaysia, the first woman to take on the role in the subsidiary’s 54 years in the country. She succeeds company veteran Paul Moung, who retired on Aug 31.
IO’s CEO George Slessman joins SAP Asia Pacific Japan advisory board
IO said that its CEO George Slessman has joined the SAP Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) advisory board, which consists of business leaders from various industries, including financial services, public sector, consumer, oil and gas, media and telecommunications.
Riverbed appoints senior VP for Asia Pacific
Riverbed Technology has appointed Bjorn Engelhardt senior vice president of Riverbed Asia Pacific and Japan.
RedMart raises US$26.7mil, hires ex-Amazon VP as COO
Singapore-based online grocer and marketplace RedMart announced it has closed a US$26.7 bridge round, bringing its total funding since inception to US$54 million, and has hired a former Amazon.com vice president as chief operating officer (COO).
