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SINGAPORE (Apr. 21, 2009)
– SAS, the leader
in
business analytics
software and services,
has named David Hughes
as Vice President of
Asia Pacific (AP)
operations, reporting to
Mikael Hagström,
Executive Vice President
of SAS Europe, Middle
East, Africa and Asia
Pacific. Based in
Singapore, Hughes will
be responsible for
managing SAS operations
in AP, which include
developing new business
and implementing
business practices that
support SAS’ Pan-Asian
and global initiatives.
Most recently Vice
President of Sales in
Canada, Hughes has a
history with SAS that
spans 15 years. During
his tenure at SAS
Canada, his extensive
industry experience and
leadership was
instrumental in the
incremental annual
growth that established
significant market share
in key industries.
“The potential within
the Asia Pacific region
is enormous,” said
Hughes. “I look forward
to leading SAS Asia
Pacific towards
leveraging the momentum
that is building in the
region. In the current
challenging economy,
companies in both the
commercial and public
sector in the region
need SAS Business
Analytics to give them
competitive advantages.
I am excited to be a
part of such a great
team and look forward to
driving SAS’ Asia
Pacific operations.”
“I am confident that
David’s extensive
leadership and sales
experience as well as
his high energy and
proven track record will
further accelerate our
rapid growth in Asia
Pacific and bring the
organization to new
heights,” said Hagström.
“The timing is of great
significance as the new
global economic dynamic
increases the demand for
analytical
intelligence.”
As announced in
February, SAS
achieved its 33rd
year of revenue growth,
posting US $2.26 billion
in global revenue for
2008. Specifically, the
Asia Pacific region
accounted for 12 percent
of total revenue, with
countries like India,
Japan and the
Philippines seeing high
growth rates of 20
percent or higher in
sales.
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