Tony Parkinson VP of Enterprise Storage and Servers for AsiaPac and Japan at HP

HP announced the appointment of Tony Parkinson as vice president of Enterprise Storage and Servers for Asia Pacific and Japan. Effective immediately, Parkinson will be responsible for leading HP’s server, storage and infrastructure business in the region.

Based in Singapore, Parkinson will be in charge of driving growth for the market-leading portfolio comprising of HP ProLiant, HP Superdome, HP Non-Stop, HP Integrity, HP StorageWorks and ESS infrastructure software. He will report directly to Doraisamy Balu, Managing Director for HP Asia Pacific and Japan and Senior Vice President for the Technology Solutions Group in Asia Pacific and Japan.

“Tony brings to this role extensive industry expertise and a distinguished track record of ensuring his team consistently delivers the best solutions in the industry,” said Balu. “I am confident he will serve as a key leader in enhancing the effectiveness of our enterprise operations and in helping to drive HP’s continued growth in the region.”

Parkinson previously served as Vice President and General Manager of Industry Standard Servers for HP Asia Pacific and Japan where he led the team to deliver industry-leading server storage, peripheral and infrastructure products. He was also responsible for spearheading the strategic sales and marketing efforts for pre-merger Compaq in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Prior to this position, he was also a Director for HP’s Global Marketing Program for the Industry Standard Server Group in Houston.

Specializing in product management and marketing, Tony holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia.