Lenovo has announced the appointment of Dr. Harry Yang as vice president and general manager of Lenovo’s South East Asia (SEA) region.
Dr. Yang takes on Lenovo’s mantle after his stint at Acer where he had leadership positions across the Asia-Pacific for over 20 years, including being managing director of Thailand, Indochina, and Australia. His achievements in Acer include rapid regional expansion of the brand and successfully landing Acer in Myanmar and Vietnam.
Lenovo’s SEA market includes Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Dr. Yang succeeds Kong Meng Koh, vice president and the company’s previous ASEAN general manager, who will be transferring to Lenovo’s enterprise business group in Asia Pacific.
“South East Asia is a critical region for Lenovo’s continued success in Asia Pacific,” said Roderick Lappin, president of Lenovo Asia Pacific. “Already, we have achieved tremendous momentum in these fast-growing markets with our PCs, tablets, and smartphones, and will continue to pursue the tremendous opportunities in the region aggressively. I am confident that Dr. Yang’s strong leadership and deep experience in the industry and in this part of the world will be invaluable to accelerating our business growth.”
“Lenovo has achieved such incredible global success as the number one PC brand and an emerging leader in mobile devices, yet South East Asia still presents immense opportunities for growth,” said Dr. Yang. “I am honored to have this opportunity to work with the outstanding leadership and talented team at Lenovo to further grow its brand and standing in the market here.”
Dr. Yang will be working from Singapore. He has an Honorary Doctorate in Computer Science from Thailand Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University and a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Florida Institute of Technology.