SingTel i.luminate Business Series 2014

Keith Leong
Vice President, Customer Delivery Engagement & Sales Support
Enterprise Data Managed Services
SingTel Group Enterprise

Keith Leong is currently Vice President of Customer Delivery Engagement & Sales Support, from Enterprise Data Managed Services, SingTel Group Enterprise. He brings with him extensive experience of over 20 years in the IT sector across MNCs such as HP, Oracle and Sun Microsystems.

Prior to joining SingTel, Keith Leong served as the general manager of Enterprise Services for HP Singapore. Keith is responsible for leading HP Enterprise Services' revenue & margin growth and setting strategy to help clients transform their businesses by driving measurable value from their technology investments. He was also tasked to lead the integration and the transformation of HP/ EDS entity into HP Enterprise Services after the merger.

Keith's focus is leveraging HP's deep industry knowledge and global capabilities to help enterprise and government clients manage their IT infrastructure to accelerate business growth. He leads a diverse team of professionals who deliver specialized applications, IT and business process outsourcing solutions to Singapore clients.

Before his current role, Keith was the director of sales for HP's global and strategic clients in Singapore. Prior to that, Keith was responsible for driving HP Singapore's business growth in the government and healthcare sector.

A veteran of the IT industry, Keith has over 20 years experience. Keith was previously director of Manufacturing & F500 for Sun Microsystems, where he was responsible for accelerating the growth of the Sun Solaris server business in Singapore. Keith has also held several senior management positions in Oracle.

Keith holds a Bachelor of Business degree from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Graduate School of Business.


	Speaker's Profile
		Addison Chi Solutions Architect, Greater China Arista Networks Addison has more than 10 years experience in IT consulting and solution sales. Since joining Arista in 2012, he is responsible for leading the solution sales in Greater China. He is particularly focused on financial services industry high frequency trading, Web 2.0 Cloud datacenters, Big Data platforms and digital advertising solution. Prior to Arista, Addison worked in Google, Cisco across United States and Greater China. He was first-class graduate with Computer Science bachelor degree in Tsinghua University (Beijing, China) and received Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Computer Science from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).

		Geoff McClelland Program Director CIO Connect HK Geoff has over 25 years' experience in Information Technology and Telecommunications (IT&T), having held senior roles or consulting extensively in a number of industry sectors; notably in Telecommunications, Petroleum, IT, Finance, Defence, Retail and Hospitality. Always having a strong technology focus, Geoff has held traditional IT&T staff roles as well as broader R&D, strategic marketing and corporate planning positions. From 2000, Geoff was the Group Enterprise Architect for Dairy Farm International (DFI); then the VP Technology - Hotel Development for Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group (MOHG) until mid-2010; he continues to provide IT governance services to DFI's and MOHG's parent company, Jardine Matheson Limited. Professionally Geoff's very strong background in Enterprise Architecture led naturally to IT strategy, governance and risk management. His successful transition into broader management roles outside of IT as a Business-Technology professional has heightened his understanding of the challenges faced by organisations in achieving convergence, not just alignment, of IT with the business. Geoff is a well-respected technology commentator in the Asia Pacific region especially in the areas of IT strategy, security and governance. Geoff is an Australian, married with two children and lives in Hong Kong. He holds a MBA in Finance from the University of Technology Sydney and is a Member of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers), ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association), a Senior Member of the Australian Computer Society (ACS); and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

		Lincoln Jack Lincoln Practice Manager, Cloud Service Providers, Emerging Markets, APJ EMC Corporation Lincoln Lincoln is EMC's Practice Manager for Cloud Service Providers across APJ's Emerging Markets. In this role, Lincoln is responsible for planning, executing and implementing EMC's strategy and programs for the service provider and cloud business. Before assuming his current position, Lincoln was EMC's Cloud Practice Manager for Australia and New Zealand, working with various Service Providers in those countries for the last 3 years. Lincoln joined EMC in 2007, and has over a decade of experience in the IT industry. Prior to EMC, he was in a range of sales and channel positions at Symantec and VERITAS. Lincoln has an Honours degree in Business Administration from Kingston University in the United Kingdom.

		Charles Ho Strategic Alliance Manager, Asia FireEye Charles Ho is the Strategic Alliances Manager for FireEye in Asia, responsible for developing business through Global SI, MSSP, Telco and Technology Alliances. He started his career performing engineering work for digital broadcasting integrator then moving to the IT security field for the past 7 years where he's worked extensively as both a consultant and pre-sales. Over the years, he's been involved in multiple national SOC projects and is accredited for both CISSP and GCIH. Prior to joining FireEye, he was responsible for the entire Managed Security Services portfolio at Symantec for Asia Pacific and Japan.

		Sascha Haake General Manager, Converged Systems Hewlett-Packard APJ Sascha Haake is regional business unit manager Converged Systems, HP Asia Pacific and Japan. At HP Haake is general manager of the new Converged Systems business unit within the HP Enterprise Group with the charter to drive growth and increase market share for HP Converged Infrastructure and Management, Appliance Systems and Cloud solutions. Prior to this position, Sascha was ESSN sales manager for HP's Sales team in EMEA. He was successful in driving the ESSN businesses within the SMB customer segment where he achieved velocity and consistent growth across the MEMA market. Haake holds an Bachelor in European Economics.

		Paul Widjojo Director of Enterprise Architecture & Solutions, Growth Market Pearson plc Paul Widjojo is currently a Director of Enterprise Architecture and Solutions for Growth Market within Pearson, covering Greater China, South Africa, Middle East, India, and Brazil. In this role, Paul is responsible for delivering business value through solutions that encompass people, process, and technology, while ensuring simplification and reuse across the Growth Market. Prior to his current role, Paul was part of Cathay Pacific Airway's Architecture Practice where he led a large, IT-enabled Channel Enablement programme. He also spent 7-years in consultancy, with an emphasis on Financial industry across both Canada, United States, and Greater China in an account management, pre-sales, architecture, and solution delivery capacities. Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto.

		David Neo Vice President Sales Engineering, Asia Pacific Riverbed Technology David Neo is the Vice President of Sales Engineering, Asia Pacific and Japan for Riverbed Technology. He has over 25 years of industry experience working across the Enterprise and Service Provider markets in APJ. At Riverbed, David is responsible for Business Development, Solution Strategy and Consulting initiatives to drive customer success throughout various industry verticals across APJ. David joined Riverbed in 2006 from Cisco Systems where he was the Director of Cisco's Asia Pacific Service Provider Sales operations responsible for Business Development and Consulting Engineering. And across 10 years at Cisco, David also held other responsibilities including Partner Alliances and Systems Engineering. Earlier, David was the Director of Technical Operations Asia for Cabletron Systems where he led their Information Systems, Presales Consulting, Professional Services and Support functions.

		Keith Leong Vice President, Customer Delivery Engagement & Sales Support Enterprise Data Managed Services SingTel Group Enterprise Keith Leong is currently Vice President of Customer Delivery Engagement & Sales Support, from Enterprise Data Managed Services, SingTel Group Enterprise. He brings with him extensive experience of over 20 years in the IT sector across MNCs such as HP, Oracle and Sun Microsystems. Prior to joining SingTel, Keith Leong served as the general manager of Enterprise Services for HP Singapore. Keith is responsible for leading HP Enterprise Services' revenue & margin growth and setting strategy to help clients transform their businesses by driving measurable value from their technology investments. He was also tasked to lead the integration and the transformation of HP/ EDS entity into HP Enterprise Services after the merger. Keith's focus is leveraging HP's deep industry knowledge and global capabilities to help enterprise and government clients manage their IT infrastructure to accelerate business growth. He leads a diverse team of professionals who deliver specialized applications, IT and business process outsourcing solutions to Singapore clients. Before his current role, Keith was the director of sales for HP's global and strategic clients in Singapore. Prior to that, Keith was responsible for driving HP Singapore's business growth in the government and healthcare sector. A veteran of the IT industry, Keith has over 20 years experience. Keith was previously director of Manufacturing & F500 for Sun Microsystems, where he was responsible for accelerating the growth of the Sun Solaris server business in Singapore. Keith has also held several senior management positions in Oracle. Keith holds a Bachelor of Business degree from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Graduate School of Business.

		Jenny Fong Managing Director SingTel Hong Kong Jenny Fong was appointed Managing Director of SingTel Hong Kong in May 2006. She oversees the sales and operations functions of SingTel Hong Kong, one of the key SingTel Global Offices worldwide. Her other key responsibilities include positioning SingTel as the choice communications provider for MNCs based in Hong Kong. SingTel has envisioned to be Asia's leading one-stop ICT experience provider in 2007. Jenny has since led the Hong Kong operations to become the leading growth engine of Managed ICT Services in countries outside Singapore. The company is now a renowned brand name in Managed ICT Services with several industry accolades and awards received in Hong Kong, as well as the leader in Enterprise WAN market. Prior to taking the current position, Jenny has held positions of Sales Manager, Carrier Business Manager and Director of Business Development. She is one of the pioneers of SingTel Hong Kong and has seen the development and deregulation of the telecommunications market in Hong Kong. Jenny graduated from the University of Hong Kongwith a double major in Economics and PoliticalScience. She also holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

		Simon Lok Associate Director, Customer Solutions, (North Asia) SingTel Group Enterprise Simon is presently leading the North Asia Enterprise Solutions team at SingTel, where he oversees the pre-sales customer consultancy support for the North Asia countries including China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. He is experienced in Data Center Design and Build, Facility Management, Global WAN Network Design and Management, Managed Services Consultation, System Integration Design, as well as Infrastructure Virtualisation Technology. Simon is one of the pioneers of SingTel Hong Kong, and has played an important role in growing the Hong Kong operations. He joined SingTel in November 1997 and has assumed several roles, including operations management and leading the Pre-sales, Project Management and Service Management division in SingTel Hong Kong office. Simon graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications Technology from the Open University of Hong Kong.