IT and networking company Cisco announced the appointment of Miyuki Suzuki as its new president for its Asia Pacific & Japan business.
Cisco promoted Miyuki Suzuki, who was the head of Cisco Japan for three years, to president for Asia Pacific & Japan. Miyuki Suzuki will be responsible for growth in regional revenue across 18 markets including India. Deals for digital transformation and cybersecurity will be one of the top priorities.
Miyuki Suzuki will report to Chris Dedicoat, executive vice president of Worldwide Sales and Field Operations.
Irving Tan, who took on the newly created role of senior vice president of Operations and Digital, has joined Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins’ executive leadership team. Irving Tan will be responsible for driving Cisco’s digital transformation across the company in partnership with Sales, Engineering and other functions.
Miyuki Suzuki, president, Asia Pacific & Japan at Cisco said: “With growing economies and increasing technological maturity, Cisco is positioning itself at the heart of regional innovation, enabling customers to collaborate and transform by taking the time to understand the needs of each individual market.”
Currently based in Tokyo, Suzuki will relocate to Cisco’s Asia Pacific & Japan headquarters in Singapore in the near future. Cisco will hire a new person for the role of president of Cisco Japan.
