Brocade has appointed Johnson Chiu as channel director, Asia Pacific. This role will require Chiu to spearhead the company?s partner enablement strategies and programs aimed at enhancing Brocade?s internet protocol networking revenues through channel partners across key industry segments in APAC.
Chiu will be responsible for driving Brocade?s channel with distributors, resellers and strategy systems integrators across the region, and driving initiatives to help their partners address major technology trends such as mobility, big data analytics and software-defined networking (SDN).
Chiu brings to the table over 27 years of experience. Prior to this role, he led NetApp?s channel, alliance and marketing organisation in the Greater China region. He has also held channel leadership roles at Digital Equipment, Oracle, Symantec and Brocade.