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Bowes appoints new Vice
President of Asia Operations
Hong Kong Office W ill Oversee
Existing O perations and New Busi
ness D evelopment Efforts in Asia
Pitney Bowes Inc. (N Y S E P B I)
announces the appointm ent o f its first
vice president o f A sian Operations,
Henri K.T. Ho, to lead the com pany’s
successful pursuit o f new markets for
Pitney Bowes products and solutions
in Asia.
"Asian markets offer great expan
sion opportunities for Pitney Bowes,”
says Michael Critelli, vice chairman
and chief executive officer of Pitney
Bowes. "W e have a strong presence
today in Hong Kong, but also have the
opportunity to grow our business ex
tensively in China and Southeast Asia.
Henry H o’s extensive knowledge o f
evolving businesses throughout the
region will be o f great value to us.”
Based in Hong Kong, Ho will man
age the com pany’s operations in Hong
Kong, China, Korea and Taiwan, as
well as its dealer operations in the rest
o f the Asia-Pacific area. He will report
directly to Michael J. Critelli, vice
chairman and chief executive officer
o f Pitney Bowes.
H o jo in s P itn ey B o w e s from
A T & T G lobal In fo rm atio n S o lu
tions, H ong Kong, w here he served
as m anaging director. He has m ore
than 20 years o f m arketing, sales,
service and senior m anagem ent e x
perience in A sian countries, includ
ing S ingapore, T hailand, Indonesia,
Hong Kong and C hina.
Prior to AT&T, he held m anage
ment positions with W ang Laborato
ries in Singapore and with Xerox in
Hawaii. His direct custom er relation
ships include the Asian Telecom s and
Post Offices o f Singapore, Vietnam,
China, Hong Kong and Thailand. He
received his bachelor’s degree and
MBA from the University o f Hawaii.
"W e’re very excited by the ability
of Pitney Bowes to service Asia from
Hong K ong,” says Ho. "The increas
ing value of this market is reflected in
the decision to transfer appropriate
responsibilities and staff from the Asia
Pacific group in world headquarters."
Reporting to Ho will be Robert
Laban, vice president, Southeast Asia
Operations, who will be responsible
for business development and dealer
operations in Indonesia, M alaysia,
Singapore, Thailand and India. Harish
Dua will be managing our Indian liai
son office located in N ew Delhi and
will report to Laban.
Pitney Bow es Inc. is a prem ier
provider o f innovative products, ser
vices and technologies that enable
custom ers w orldw ide to efficiently
m anage the exchange an d d istrib u
tion o f inform ation and packages.
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