Jimmy Yam AsiaPac VP Sales, Emulex

Emulex Corporation announced the addition of a new vice president of sales for Asia Pacific, Jimmy Yam, a long-time industry veteran who’s worked at EMC, NEC, Dell and IBM.

"The demand for converged networking technologies based on 10Gb/s Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) has helped extend our reach internationally," said Jeff Hoogenboom, senior vice president of worldwide sales, Emulex. "We’re excited to have Jimmy Yam join the team overseeing and allowing us to capitalize on the explosive growth in the Asia pacific region."

"I’m thrilled to extend Emulex’s presence in the Asia Pacific, which is one of the fastest-growing regions for IT spending. Companies in the region are investing in infrastructure for next-generation cloud, data center hosting and mobility applications," said Jimmy Yam, vice president of sales, Asia Pacific, Emulex. "I look forward to delivering Emulex’s growing portfolio of innovative server, storage and networking connectivity solutions to the region. The rapid expansion of server virtualization, data center consolidation and next-generation computing and switching platforms demand our industry-leading 10Gb Ethernet-based network convergence solutions."

Jimmy Yam serves at Emulex as vice president of sales, Asia Pacific, and is responsible for driving business through OEMs and distributor partnerships in the Asia Pacific region, leveraging his 25 years of experience in finance, management, marketing and sales in the Asia Pacific IT industry. Previously, Yam was the general manager for emerging markets at EMC. Prior to EMC, Yam has held various sales leadership positions with NEC Computers and Dell Corporation, and finance positions with IBM Singapore and PepsiCo International. He is currently a member of Institute of Public Accountants of Singapore and also a member of CPA Australia.