IBM today announced the appointment of Xudong Chen as General Manager of IBM Greater China Group (GCG), reporting to Paul Burton, General Manager of IBM APAC.
“Xudong is a seasoned business leader. He started his career as a software engineer and then progressed to achieve an outstanding track record of business leadership, bringing proven results of growth in new areas with different companies and across a range of industries. He is the right leader for taking IBM GCG into the new era,” said Paul Burton, General Manager, IBM APAC. “I believe his deep insights about the market and the industries will bring new perspectives and new energy to IBM GCG. I am confident Xudong will lead the IBM GCG team to make great strides in the market and reach new growth highs.”
Xudong Chen accumulated rich management experience and a wide array of business expertise through his 24 years of tenure with Lenovo from 1993 to 2017. This encompassed marketing & sales, channel management, business operations, quality management, and regional management, covering PC, smart phone, and global services businesses. Xudong has proved himself a great leader who outperforms within an environment of transformational dynamics. In the past few years, Xudong has held multiple senior leadership roles in various industries such as retail, internet, and semiconductor.
“I’m truly humbled and honored to join IBM with this appointment as General Manager of IBM GCG,” said Xudong. “I look forward to working with the GCG leadership team, and our IBMers to bring the best of our technology and business expertise to clients as we support their digital transformation through creative partnerships with all the key stakeholders in our market. Let’s create together – and make IBM GCG a trusted technology and transformation partner in the new digital era.”