Bangkok--19 Mar--APPR MEDIA
With strong track record of driving business momentum for F5, Song Tang Yih will spearhead the Company’s next growth phase in Asia Pacific
SINGAPORE, F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that Song Tang Yih has been promoted from Director of Sales to Vice President of Asia Pacific. In his new role, Song will direct and manage the business across 13 markets in Asia, and identify new growth opportunities for the company.
“Asia is home to some of the fastest growing economies and users of cutting edge Internet technologies,” said Tom Hull, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at F5. “Song has an exceptional background at F5, and his proven track record for generating results will be instrumental to our continued success in today’s dynamic landscape. Based on his strong relationships with our customers and partner stakeholders across Asia, we are confident of Song’s leadership abilities and look forward to having him on the management team.”
Over the past four years, F5 has, on average, attained annual revenue growth rates of 70 percent in Asia Pacific. The company has also strengthened its partner channels to create and launch new services for customers in this region. With the recent expansion of the F5 Network Support Centre (NSC) in Singapore and the set up of Authorized Service Centres (ASC) in Beijing and Kuala Lumpur, the company is well-positioned to make further strides as the leader in application delivery networking.
“I’m excited about my new role and the challenges ahead as application delivery continues to evolve in the region,” said Song. “F5 is helping businesses take advantage of the changing Internet landscape and its many opportunities. I’m looking forward to working closely with our customers and partners to deliver solutions to meet their needs, and to help grow F5’s leadership position in Asia Pacific.”
As F5’s Director of Sales for Asia Pacific, Song was responsible for sales management and strategy across 10 countries He joined F5 in 2002 as Director of Business Development and Operations for Asia Pacific and grew the company’s regional footprint through new offices and channels partners, as well as increased its customer base from 250 to 1,000+ over the last four years. Prior to F5, Song was Vice President at investment firm OCBC, Wearnes & Walden Management (now known as OWW Capital Partners). He began his career at IBM/Lotus Development in 1991.
Song holds a degree in Bachelor of Science from the National University of Singapore. He will be based in Singapore, where he resides with his wife and daughter.
About F5 Networks
F5 Networks is the global leader in Application Delivery Networking. F5 provides solutions that make applications secure, fast and available for everyone, helping organizations get the most out of their investment. By adding intelligence and manageability into the network to offload applications, F5 optimizes applications and allows them to work faster and consume fewer resources. F5’s extensible architecture intelligently integrates application optimization, protects the application and the network, and delivers application reliability—all on one universal platform. Over 10,000 organizations and service providers worldwide trust F5 to keep their applications running. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with offices worldwide. For more information, go to www.f5.com .
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