New Appointment to Focus on Continued Growth in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR — December 6, 2012 —Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced the appointment of Wee Kai Teck as the new managing director of Hitachi Data Systems Malaysia. The appointment underscores the company’s commitment to customers and partners in Malaysia, and reinforces its drive towards establishing strategic alliances and increasing growth for the company.
Wee joins Hitachi Data Systems from EMC Corporation where his most recent roles in 13 years were as the director for Enterprise Sales and interim country manager for Malaysia. Earlier, he held key sales and IT roles at Western Digital, CSA, Glaxo Wellcome and Oracle in his 20 year career in the IT industry. Wee reports to Ravi Rajendran, vice president and general manager, ASEAN, Hitachi Data Systems.
“Wee comes to us with deep experience and a proven track record of delivering outstanding business results and finding the right solutions for his customers. His expertise holds tremendous value as we continue to penetrate high growth areas and drive sustainable growth in Malaysia,” said Rajendran.
Commenting on his role, Wee said, “These are exciting times for Hitachi Data Systems and I am proud to be part of a highly successful and motivated team that continues to enhance the business here in Malaysia. We have experienced impressive growth and increased our market share, and we will continue to support our customers with the solutions and services to help them manage data, and allow them to innovate and focus on their business.”
The appointment comes at a time when Hitachi Data Systems achieved the highest revenue second quarter (Q2FY12, July 1 to September 30, 2012) in its history*, bringing the company to a total of 8 consecutive record-setting quarters*.
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About Hitachi Data Systems
Hitachi Data Systems provides best-in-class information technologies, services and solutions that deliver compelling customer ROI, unmatched return on assets (ROA) and demonstrable business impact. With a vision that IT must be virtualized, automated, cloud-ready and sustainable, Hitachi Data Systems offers solutions that improve IT costs and agility. With approximately 5,900 employees worldwide, Hitachi Data Systems does business in more than 100 countries and regions. Hitachi Data Systems products, services and solutions are trusted by the world’s leading enterprises, including more than 70 percent of the Fortune 100 and more than 80 percent of the Fortune Global 100. Hitachi Data Systems believes that data drives our world – and information is the new currency. To learn more, visit: http://www.hds.com/asean/.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 320,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2011 (ended March 31, 2012) consolidated revenues totaled 9,665 billion yen ($117.8 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, industrial, transportation and urban development systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.
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