Juniper Networks has announced a series of senior appointments spanning sales, systems engineering and marketing operations in Asia-Pacific region.
Wendy Koh has been appointed as the senior vice president (SVP) of APAC sales. Based in Singapore, Koh will be responsible for Juniper Networks? sales and operations across the region including customer engagement, sales development, training and enablement, strategic planning and revenue growth. Prior to his current appointment, Koh was serving as VP, Asia Sales. He has an eleven-year long association with Juniper Networks, wherein he has held several senior leadership roles including VP of APAC Service Provider.
Further, Mitch Lewis, previously VP of strategic alliances, has relocated to Singapore to assume the role of VP of APAC Partners reporting to Wendy Koh. Lewis has rich experience in the fields of sales, marketing and technology and has been associated with companies such as AT&T, Dilithium Networks, Ericsson and Microsoft in the past.
Meanwhile, Russell Skingsley has been appointed as the VP of APAC Systems Engineering and Center of Excellence. In his new role, he will focus on product evangelisation, field enablement and overall technology stewardship. Skingsley joined Juniper in 2009 and has served in a number of senior APAC and global technology roles based out of Singapore. He will also report to Wendy Koh.
Helda Lopes, previously senior director of Worldwide Partner Marketing, has been promoted to VP of APAC Field and Partner Marketing. Based in Singapore, Lopes will be responsible for advancing Juniper?s brand, pipeline generation, partner co-marketing and sales enablement.
Further, Mark Ablett has been appointed vice president of Juniper?s newly created division for South Asia region, which encompasses Australia, New Zealand and ASEAN. Reporting to Wendy Koh, Ablett will focus on leveraging Juniper?s talent and experience across the South Asia area to accelerate growth for Juniper, its customers and partners.
Commenting on the appointments, Vince Molinaro, Chief Customer Officer, Juniper Networks, said, ?Home to the world?s largest mobile and Internet population and a diverse mix of emerging and mature markets, Asia Pacific presents significant opportunity for Juniper. The deep industry, customer, partner and Juniper knowledge and passion that exists across our newly formed APAC management team will help the company capitalise on this opportunity and address the rapidly evolving networking needs of our APAC customers. The combined 30-year Juniper tenure of this team is also testament to the talent we have developed from within.?
