Seagate Appoints Banseng Teh To Head Asia Pacific Sales

Posted on August, Wednesday 01, 2007 By itVARnews Staff

Banseng Teh\\\\\\\'s appointment aims to strengthen Seagate APAC organization under senior leadership overseeing all market segments across the region.

Seagate Technology announced the appointment of BanSeng Teh, vice president and managing director, to lead the company’s Asia Pacific Sales and Marketing organization, in a move to further strengthen and expand Seagate’s presence in this key, strategic region.

Prior to assuming this role, Teh was based in

Seagate Technology announced the appointment of BanSeng Teh, vice president and managing director, to lead the company’s Asia Pacific Sales and Marketing organization, in a move to further strengthen and expand Seagate’s presence in this key, strategic region.

Prior to assuming this role, Teh was based in Seagate’s corporate headquarters in Scotts Valley, USA, heading up the global sales operations, revenue planning, pricing and customer service group.

Based in Singapore and reporting to Todd Abbott, Seagate executive vice president of Global Sales, Marketing and Customer Service, Teh’s responsibilities will be to drive the financial performance and success of the Asia Pacific sales and marketing organization, develop new markets and revenue streams by providing high-level support and strengthening relationships, oversee the regional OEM and distribution channel sales function and drive distribution channel and segment marketing activities.

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“In a market that accounts for over 40 percent of Seagate’s overall revenue, Teh’s wealth of experience and knowledge of the Asia Pacific region makes him an ideal candidate for this critical leadership position, said Abbott. “I believe Seagate is well-positioned to achieve even greater success as a leading customer- driven storage solutions provider, by strengthening our strategic relationships with customers and partners in Asia Pacific in order to both develop new markets and grow existing markets.

Teh joined Seagate in 1992 as the company’s sales manager responsible for ASEAN and the Indian sub- continent. Since then, he has had a number of senior leadership roles in the company, where he has played a vital role in expanding Seagate’s presence in the HDD industry. Teh also contributed significantly to growing the company’s regional business by developing a highly successful distribution network and establishing key OEM and ODM relationships throug

hout Asia.