Bangalore
May 28, 2008

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has announced the appointment of Mark Kay as Senior VP and GM, APAC. Kay has worked with the organization for nearly 20 years. He will provide sales direction and leadership to the region and work actively to improve coverage, strengthen and enhance the channel strategy and leverage Hitachi's broad range of solutions to accelerate growth of the company's revenue and marketshare.

“Hitachi Data Systems' APAC business has experienced growth over the past two years and we are confident that Kay's leadership and strategic vision will take the business to the next level of excellence,” said Randy E DeMont, Executive VP and GM-Worldwide Sales, Services and Support, Hitachi. “Kay will continue with our mission of building high performance teams, increasing operational efficiency, balancing performance across the region and being compliant in all aspects of our business.”

Commenting on his new role, Kay said, “I am thankful for the fabulous opportunity of playing a key role in enhancing Hitachi Data System's dominant position in APAC, home to some of the fastest growing markets in the world. It is an exciting time as companies are focusing on leveraging storage technology to derive business benefits, in a smarter way. I look forward to addressing the specialized needs of our customers here and developing our relationships through the APAC region.”

Prior to his current role, Kay was the Country Manager of HDS in Australia and New Zealand.

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