Foundry appoints country manager for sales in Japan

Aug 27, 2008 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- FDRY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Foundry Networks, a provider switching, routing, security and web traffic management solutions, has appointed Masakazu Aoba as country manager for enterprise and service provider sales in Japan.

Mr Aoba will be responsible for leading the company's sales in Japan and will be collaborating with the executive management team to drive revenue growth, strategic vision, and direction for enterprise and service provider sales through the company's channels.

Prior to joining Foundry, Mr Aoba had 14 years of technical and sales management experience with Cisco Systems where he built its commercial sales organization from the ground up and drove substantial revenue growth within the Japanese market. Additionally, Mr Aoba spent 10 years at IBM Japan in senior engineering roles where he architected and deployed new data networks for large enterprises.

Woody Akin, senior vice president of worldwide sales for Foundry Networks, said: "His proven track record of creating and managing sales teams will not only help increase Foundry's market share, but also position the company for significant growth opportunities in the future."

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