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Bangalore
April 17, 2008
Hitachi Data Systems announced the appointment of Kerstin Baxter as Director
of Volume Channels, Asia-Pacific. In her new role, Baxter will be responsible
for driving the expansion strategy for Hitachi Data System's growing volume
channel business in Asia-Pacific with respect to key global and regional
partnerships like Acer, Ingram Micro, as well as with newly identified players
from the small and medium business (SMB).
Most recently, Baxter was the Channel Director of Hitachi Data Systems in
Australia and New Zealand, where she was responsible for developing and
expanding Hitachi Data Systems' channel program to bring enterprise-class
storage solutions to large and small organizations throughout Australia and New
Zealand. Prior to that, Kerstin spent 10 years at Microsoft Australia.
“SMB is one of the key focused market segments of Hitachi Data Systems
Asia-Pacific. We are confident that with Baxter's appointment, we will make
further inroads into this fast growing market segment with tailored products
designed to simplify the challenges of the SMB customers. Baxter's experience
and leadership will also facilitate the way Hitachi Data Systems is transforming
into a high volume business in terms of logistics, infrastructure and processes,”
said Glen Carroll, VP-Sales Operations and Acting General Manager of Hitachi
Data Systems Asia-Pacific.
“My focus will be on delivering robust storage solutions that better meet
client needs and expectations in the region. I am confident of leveraging this
opportunity with the strength of our solutions, our partnerships with leading
technology providers as well as the expertise of our teams,” said Baxter. Page(s) 1
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