Henrik Hansen Director of EMEA Marketing for QLogic

QLogic Corp. announced  the immediate appointment of Henrik Hansen to the position of Director of Marketing for EMEA.

 
Hansen joins from LeftHand Networks, where he held the position of Marketing Director for EMEA. Hansen has over 15 years experience in various senior EMEA Marketing Director roles gained within the storage and networking industry including positions at Quantum, Overland, Inktomi and Intel. Hansen is fluent in Danish, English, French and German and has an MBA from Cranfield School of Management in the UK as well as a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree as a telecommunications engineer for the Danish Post & Telegraph.
 
"Hansen’s reputation and experience in this sector precedes him. Given his unrivalled experience in developing and marketing SANs and all aspects of data storage, we are certain that he is right person to spearhead further expansion of QLogic’s leadership HBA position and the rapidly expanding High Performance Computing business for both channel and OEM partners whilst also assuming responsibility for all corporate marketing operations across Europe." said Franco Mezzullo, VP EMEA.
 
"Personally, I see QLogic as a great opportunity to join an industry leader who is at the forefront of the data storage industry. I’ll be using my storage and networking experience to actively market and grow the channel and increase the brand value and prominence across Europe," said Hansen.
 
Hansen’s responsibilities as Director of Marketing will be to facilitate QLogic channel growth and marketing in addition to OEM marketing and corporate marketing of the brand across EMEA. He will also be a key industry and press spokesperson for the company. Hansen will report directly to Mezzullo in his new role.