| (Sep
10, 2004) SAS
Institute, the global market leader in business intelligence software
and services, has announced to the appointment of Dawn Kung as Regional
Director of Greater China, responsible for the strategic development and
the day-to-day operations of SAS Greater China.
Kung's key
objectives are to streamline the company's Greater China operational
processes and to re-engineer the sales force as solution partners for SAS'
customers.
"Dawn
has had a great deal of success in Asia Pacific over the past 10 years. She
will bring a
wealth
of knowledge in the areas of sales, process, business development and
operational management within this region," said Phillip Beniac, Vice
President of SAS Asia Pacific. "The AP team and myself are looking forward
to working with Dawn to make this region even more successful for SAS."
Kung joined SAS Hong Kong in 1994 as Business Development Manager
responsible for brand building and sales strategy, and was promoted to
Managing Director for SAS Hong Kong/Southern China in 2000 with
responsibility for the company's sales, marketing and consulting
activities in Southern China. Under Kung's leadership, SAS recorded
double-digit growth surge in Hong Kong Business Intelligence market since
2000. Kung rejoins SAS from
Citrix Systems, where she recently held the position of Managing Director,
North Asia, overseeing the regions' operation and growth targets.
"My goal is to continue SAS' success in the region and ready the
company for more scaleable growth by integrating resources across our
different offices," said Dawn Kung. "The improved operational structure
will be supported through investments in recruiting new roles and increased
focus on our customer retention and key alliances that will continue our
growth and leadership in the BI market space for Greater China.
According to
IDC, South Korea, China, and
India are the fastest-growing markets in the Asia-Pacific region,
collectively accounting for 80% of incremental IT spending growth in 2004. SAS
sees great potential in Asian markets and expects to invest in
operations throughout Asia to support the expanding customer base.
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