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Mr. Denis Yip, Senior Vice President, EMC Corporation, President, EMC Greater China
Denis Yip is Senior Vice President and President of EMC Greater China, with responsibilities for managing EMC’s overall business operations in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. He reports to Steven Leonard, EMC’s President, Asia Pacific/Japan.
Since joining EMC in July 2006, Denis Yip has successfully strengthened EMC China’s leadership position in the Greater China region with remarkable business growth. Denis’ experience has helped enhance partner and channel relationships, further expand the sales and service teams, extended geographic coverage and enhance product and solutions development throughout the region.
In March 2007, Denis announced the EMC China Five-Year Plan, emphasizing EMC’s commitment to maintaining its number one position in China’s information infrastructure solutions market.
The key components of the plan include: preserving its lead in the traditional storage market and its dominance of the high-end market while looking to expand its position in the mid-market; developing the channels to stimulate business growth in the SME market; retaining the number one position in enterprise content management and next generation data deduplication technologies; and doubling software business revenue every year. To this point, EMC has exceeded all targets laid out in the five-year plan with strong prospects for continued success.
Prior to joining EMC, Denis was the President of the Asia Pacific Storage Division of IBM. He has more than 17 years of worldwide industry experience in information management, software and global sales and services. He is currently based in Beijing.
Denis holds a bachelor and master’s degree in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from University of California, Berkeley. He also holds a MBA degree from Golden Gate University. |
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Mr. Chuck Hollis, Vice President, Global Marketing CTO, EMC Corporation
A 16-year EMC veteran, Chuck is a key member of EMC’s management team, working on strategic aspects of marketing, business development and technology. He is a popular industry blogger (http://chucksblog.emc.com) and also is leading EMC’s social media proficiency initiative.
Chuck is a popular industry speaker with a variety of audiences, covering many aspects of the fast-paced evolution IT: cloud, virtualization, security, social computing – and, of course, storage.
Previously, Chuck ran EMC’s Technology Alliances organization, building strong partnerships that deliver customers superior multi-vendor solutions. Prior to that, he was VP of Strategic Marketing, where he helped map out key aspects of EMC’s transformation strategy, messaging and field execution.
Chuck has also been EMC’s VP of Storage Platforms Marketing, responsible for EMC's overall platform product strategy and offerings across all major market segments. Chuck has also had significant field roles, including Director of Sales Operations, leading the Professional Services and Systems Engineering organizations for EMC in Europe.
Chuck originally came to EMC as part of an initial team to help EMC enter the open systems market. Since then, he has been at the forefront of many of EMC's go-to-market initiatives, including specific application markets (ERP, NT and DW) as well as storage-based initiatives (Enterprise Storage, storage software and Enterprise Storage Networks).
Prior to EMC, Chuck worked at several UNIX and database companies in Silicon Valley. Chuck has received degrees in Computer Science and Economics from University of California at Santa Cruz. |
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Mr. Daniel Burgin, Senior Vice President, Head Asia Pacific, NYSE Technologies
Mr. Burgin has been appointed as Head Asia Pacific of NYSE Technologies in September 2011 and has served since then as a member of NYSE Technologies’ Operating Committee.
Prior to joining the NYSE Group (from 2001 to 2011), Mr. Burgin was the CEO of Metabit Co., Ltd., Tokyo which was acquired by NYSE Technologies in September 2011.
Before taking the assignment to build up Metabit’s business, Mr. Burgin’s professional career spanned 12 years at UBS Securities in different managerial business positions in Switzerland and Japan, being appointed Executive Director and Regional Manager Equities IT Asia Pacific of UBS Securities Japan in 1999.
Mr. Burgin graduated from the Federal Business School of Commerce in Lenzburg, Switzerland and has a Swiss Federal Degree in Organization and Project Management. |
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Mr. Alex Wong, Director of Sales and Marketing, Iomega, EMC APJ
Alex Wong is Sales and Marketing Director (APJ) for Iomega range of Consumer and Small Business Storage products.
Alex is responsible for driving Iomega’s growth in HongKong, Macau and Taiwan, enhancing partner and channel relationships, and furthering business development throughout the region with various business storage solutions and creating ecosystem for both hardware and software partners.
Prior to joining EMC in February 2011, Alex as Senior Product Manager headed product and sales operations for an International IT distribution company, Synnex Technology for HongKong and China since 1996 (former Laser Computer acquired by Synnex). Before that Alex spent few years with Shino Kenshi and AV Concept for Electronic components on sales and marketing. Alex graduated with Honors degree in Bachelor of Business Administration from HongKong Baptist University. |
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Mr. Anthony Ng, Director System Engineering, IIG APJ
Anthony has been in the solution and software industry for the last 18 years with 10 years in the Enterprise Content Management and Business Process Management area. Having worked in FileNet and IBM in similar capacity as the Asia Pacific technology leader he brings with him a wealth of experience from different industries. His current responsibilities includes managing a team of presales engineers, driving IIG ECM solution go to market strategy with different stakeholders and representing EMC at different forums presenting how ECM can help our customers transform their business. Industry where he is familiar includes Financial Services, Insurance, Public Sector and Transportation. |
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Mr. Aries Lio, Presales Specialist, SiS
As Presales Specialist at SiS Distribution, Aries Lio brings more than 5 years of IT and solution architect and impact the security, virtual & cloud computing environments.
Aries's practical experience and setup the infrastructures of some of the largest corporate and government institutions makes him a regarded speaker on topic "Enterprise Flash Evolution". He holds ITIL, Firewall Certification, EMC Certification, Cisco and Microsoft Certifications. |
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Mr. Derek Leung, Technical Solutions Manager, Hong Kong,
Informatica
Mr. Leung is the Technical Solutions Manager of Informatica Hong Kong, helping companies to achieve business imperatives through data integration, master data management and information life-cycle management technology.
Prior to Informatica, he served at SAP, where he oversaw the Business Objects product line. Mr. Leung has been working on Business Intelligence solutions for over 13 years and had solid experience in Data Warehouse, Data Integration, Data Synchronization, Reporting and Dashboard solutions for different industries.
Mr. Leung earned his bachelor degree in computer science and master degree in E-commerce from Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Polytechnic University respectively. |
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Mr. Danny Tam, Director, Cloud Solutions, EMC Greater China
As the Director of Cloud Solutions of EMC Greater China, Danny Tam is responsible for driving marketing, sales and partner development for Cloud Solutions in the Greater China region. Prior to this role, he was responsible for the BRS (Backup Recover Systems) software business and VCE (Virtual Computing Environment) business in Greater China.
Prior to joining EMC, Tam was the General Manager of Sun Microsystems in Hong Kong, where he managed the Sales & Marketing, Services and Partner business. Before that, he held various senior positions in IBM Canada and Hong Kong including Sales Manager, Channel and Sales & Marketing Director.
He has over 25 years of strong IT industry experience in management with insights into the IT, finance, telecommunications, government and public sectors. |
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Mr. Edwinder Singh, Practice Head for Professional Services, Data Centre & Storage Solutions Dimension Data Asia Pacific
Edwinder is a currently the Practice Head for Professional Services in the Data Centre & Storage Solutions in Dimension Data Asia Pacific. Edwinder has extensive hands on and project management experiences for solutions in the Data Centre space. With over 15 years experiences on managing IT infrastructure and technology in the Data Centre, including server, storage and backup consulting and services implementation field, he has rigid experiences in a broad range of technology and business lines. Eight years selling and delivering consulting services for Dimension Data’s clients in the region, applying information technology solutions which solve business problems. Edwinder is a qualified VMware Certified Professional, and also a DRI International Business Continuity Professional. |
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Mr. Eric Wong, IT Support and Services, Karin Electronic Supplies Co., Limited
Eric Wong is a graduate of Baptist University on Applied Computing. He joined KARIN in 2008 as a consultant specialized in Storage Consolidation, Backup and Recovery solutions. In the intervening 4 years, Eric has been certified in EMC Proven Professional Program and has contributed in numerous successful IT projects involving EMC. |
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Mr. Jeffrey Kok, RSA Technical Consultant Director APJ, RSA
Jeffrey Kok is the Technical Consultant Director, Asia Pacific and Japan of RSA, The Security Division of EMC. In his designation, Jeffrey is responsible for driving the pre-sales systems engineering and technical architecture capabilities of RSA across the region. He has been representing RSA at the Asia Cloud Computing Association (ACCA) since 2010.
Mr. Kok has over 11 years of expertise in the information, systems and network security industry, with a track record of leadership excellence. He has also extended his thought leadership by gaining mindshare of customers and partners through close cooperation to achieve their Information Risk Management objectives.
Mr. Kok has been with RSA for four years and was previously the Strategic Solutions Consultant. Prior to joining RSA, he served as the Senior Technology Consultant at Cisco System’s Worldwide Security Practice. He also undertook previous roles in other major security vendors like SafeNet and Eracom Technology.
Mr. Kok holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Based in Singapore, he is married with two boys and enjoys photography, jogging, and computer and console gaming for leisure. |
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Mr. Jim Fagan, Vice President & Managing Director,
Rackspace Hosting Asia Pacific
Jim Fagan, VP, and Managing Director for Rackspace Asia Pacific, oversees Rackspace Hosting and Fanatical Support in APAC while managing sales, marketing, channel and data center operations. Jim has spearheaded the company’s expansion since 2008 (when Rackspace first entered Asia), and his commitment to industry-leading SLAs, new partnerships, and unparalleled customer experience have helped Rackspace become a popular and well-regarded leader in the region.
Jim joined Rackspace in July 2006 as the Director of Financial Operations where he built an organization of financial professionals and assisted the company with its rapid growth as well as its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.
Prior to joining Rackspace, Jim served as Finance Controller for Dell’s Managed Service business and was responsible for the financial management and pricing structure of Dell’s newly formed services division. Jim spent nine years at Dell primarily providing finance planning, pricing and operational finance support to Dell’s global Fortune 500 business. Jim brings more than 13 years of financial and operational IT product and service industry experience.
Jim holds a BS in Finance from Villanova University as well as an MBA from Arizona State University’s WP Carey School of Business. Jim was also a Division I competitive swimmer and team captain of the Villanova University Big East Conference Champion men’s swim team. |
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Mr. Jimmy Wong, Advisory Technology Consultant, EMC Hong Kong
Mr. Jimmy Wong has over 11 years of professional experience in EMC. As Advisory Technology Consultant, Jimmy is responsible for providing technical leadership and direction to customers and internal staff in the development of fully integrated technology solutions in support of pre-sales activities in the assigned market. Assists in the analysis, design and development of fully integrated technology solutions. Acts as technical expert and consultant to develop and propose solutions that meet the technology and business requirements of assigned customers. Technical emphasis is on hardware capabilities, software requirements and systems integration. Makes technical and sales presentations to customer's technical staff and senior management. Understands EMC and competitive technology and business applications within the assigned market. Assists in the development of responses to customer requests and proposals as required. Conducts research, answers questions and removes objections that arise in a sales campaign. Serves as a trusted technology advisor to customers and serves as an internal resource on technical issues or specific business applications within an assigned market segment. Makes technical and sales presentations to technical staff and top management. Applicable markets: Enterprise, Commercial, Partner, Specialist/Practice |
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Mr. Scott Drummonds, Director, Mid-tier and vSpecialists, EMC APJ
Scott Brady Drummonds is Director, vSpecialist and Mid-tier, in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ). Scott leads a team of presales specialists that assist customers in consolidating infrastructure, simplifying management, and improving enterprise availability and resiliency. His team focuses on EMC mid-tier storage solutions based on VNX, VNXe, and Isilon. Scott's team also includes the technical specialists for "All Things VMware at EMC" as well as other virtualization solutions and EMC's cloud and infrastructure management products.
Scott has worked for EMC since 2010. Before joining EMC, Scott led VMware's performance marketing team at VMware's headquarters in Palo Alto, California. And before that Scott led Intel's office desktop benchmarking team, which produced BAPCo's SYSmark and MobileMark benchmarks.
Scott received a Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research focused on Automated Test Pattern Generation (ATPG) and digital systems test and diagnosis. Scott currently lives in Singapore. |
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Mr. Sean Lee, Director, Financial Services Transformation Practice, EMC Solution Group
Sean Lee is a Director in EMC’s Financial Services Transformation Practice, where he is responsible for growing EMC’s solution strategies and its $3B+ financial services global business with strategic customers, technology partners and service providers. He is particularly focused on the application and services layers within the EMC data infrastructure portfolio, and has experience working with many of the world’s largest enterprise and multi-national firms as it relates to IT Transformation, Cloud Computing, Big Data and GRC initiatives. Sean plays an active role in EMC’s global emerging market business, where he is a frequent speaker at industry seminars and CIO roundtables, leading to successful marketing and sales campaigns in the Middle East, Greater China and Asia Pacific regions. Sean holds a joint honors degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Waterloo in Canada, and is bilingually fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin. |
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Mr. Tacwah Wan, Technology Consultant, EMC Hong Kong
Tacwah Wan is a Account Technology Consultant specializing in Symmetrix Technologies and focusing on Financial Service Industries for EMC Hong Kong. Tacwah is responsible for working with both Partner and Internal sales teams to deliver up to date and efficient solutions that achieve customer objectives to meet their initial and future business needs.
Prior joining to EMC, Tacwah was pre-sales Consultant for Hewlett-Packard, where he provided consultancy to Financial, Government & Education, Telco and Commercial industries. His role as Storage Ambassador, Hong Kong, also provided him with the depth of knowledge and responsibilities for him to deliver Technology and Trends to his customers and business partners. |
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Mr. Toon Chwee, Wee, Chief System Consultant, VMware
Mr Wee Toon Chwee has over 14 years of professional experience in information technology, including Information Security, System Network, Application Integration, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Server virtualization.
As Chief System Consultant, Toon Chwee is responsible for providing pre-sales technical support to the Territory Manager, handling major accounts in the Hong Kong territory. He also provides technical assistance for local marketing events. He has also obtained the Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP) and VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certification.
Prior to joining VMware, Toon Chwee was a pre-sales Consultant at RSA Security, where he was involved in many major information security implementations in South Asia. |
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Mr. Thomas Chan, Business Director, Cloud Computing Solutions,
CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited
Thomas Chan is the Business Director of Cloud Computing Solutions at CITIC Telecom CPC. Mr. Chan serves to manage and expand market share for the company’s SmartCLOUD Cloud Computing Solutions, including leading his team to focus on addressing market needs with the appropriate Cloud infrastructure, platform, applications and services, accompany with the company's other managed solutions. In his role as one of the key stakeholders of CITIC Telecom CPC’s Cloud solutions, Mr. Chan also contributes to product roadmaps, liaises with other world-class vendors to establish strategic partnerships.
Thomas re-joined CITIC Telecom CPC from Singapore Telecom, where he worked with a variety of ICT solutions clients regionally and globally, and at PCCW, emphasizing cross-sales of residential and business telecommunications and IP-based converged solutions.
Thomas holds a Bachelor degree of Science in Communications Technology from Hong Kong Open University, and a High Diploma in Telecommunication and Networking from the Hong Kong Institute of Vocation Education. |
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Mr. Wang Shiping, Vice President and General Manager, EMC Consulting, China
Wang Shiping is Vice President and General Manager of EMC Consulting China based in Beijing. Prior to joining EMC in Dec 2011, Shiping was Vice President and General Manager of Technology Consulting with Accenture Greater China, responsible for driving the growth of the high tech business in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China.
Shiping has 26 years of industry and international experience in enterprise information technology strategy planning, implementation, project management as well as business and technology consulting. Shiping’s focus in the past had been in financial services, telecommunication, high tech business, manufacturing, utilities and public sectors, serving customers globally including Fortune 500 companies.
Shiping holds a Master degree in Computer Science from University of Illinois, he also holds a Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering from Dalian University of Technology . |
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