Luxury hotel operator, Langham Hotels International (LHI) has appointed Aviva Chow as Director of Global Sales – MICE as part of the group’s strategic plan to build room sales through Meetings, Incentive, Conventions and Exhibition (MICE).

Ms Chow will be responsible for developing group global MICE strategies and revenues for all Langham properties.

Reporting to the Vice President – Sales – Alison Styles, Ms Chow will develop group business for new and existing hotels including The Langham, London that completes its GBP80 million refurbishment in 2009; the first hotels in China – The Langham, Yangtze Boutique, Shanghai, the two Langham Place properties in Beijing and Eaton
Hong Kong. She will also promote the group’s proprietary MICE platform –takethelead as a user-friendly online tool backed up by a human service delivery.

Alison Styles, Vice President – Sales said: “Aviva’s role is new to Langham Hotels International – and recognises the strategic importance placed on developing MICE revenues and effectively showcasing our exceptional products and services.”

Ms Chow is a 10-year hotel industry professional who was previously with Island Shangri-la Hong Kong, Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) today announced that To-Sun Chan (TS Chan) has been named general manager for Hong Kong. In this role, Chan leads a team responsible for sales of NCR’s self-service and assisted-service solutions in targeted industries such as banking, retail, hospitality, travel and entertainment.

“NCR has a strong presence in the Hong Kong market and we are committed to helping our customers transform their businesses with our innovative self-service solutions. TS has a strong background in the banking industry and, with this rich knowledge, he will be invaluable in leading our team to a new level of strategic growth and expansion in the competitive local market,” said Patrick Chou, NCR North Asia president.

Chan is an information technology industry veteran with over 20 years experience in sales and general management, possessing a deep understanding of the financial services industry. He joins NCR from Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited where he was general manager of the Banking Business Unit. During his tenure at Fujitsu, he started the department from ground up and directed the entire operation to serve world-class industry players. Prior to that, Chan held numerous sales management positions with Olivetti Hong Kong Limited and Digital Equipment China Limited.

“I am excited to join the growing NCR team. By leveraging our global success in self-service and our established presence in Hong Kong, we will bring more innovative solutions to meet consumers’ increasing demand for convenience and ease of use in the ways they interact with business,” said Chan.

Chen earned a Master of Business Administration degree in IT Management from the University of Canberra, Australia.

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced the promotion of Mr. Marcos Ong, Sales Director, as the General Manager for HK and Macau, F5 Networks with immediate effect. In his new role, he will be in charge of leading the F5 Networks team in the delivery of corporate strategy, including the development and execution of business plans and projects, establishing and maintaining key high-level relationships and ensuring the delivery of high caliber services to clients in Hong Kong and Macau. His remit is to further strengthen F5’s leadership position in the Application Delivery Networking market and contribute to the rapid growth for the company in Hong Kong. Marcos joined F5 in October 2005 as a Sales Director.

During his appointment as the Sales Director in the Hong Kong office, Marcos oversaw the sales and marketing activities. During this time, a significant growth in sales was recorded, further strengthening F5’s market share in Hong Kong.

“F5 is very committed in growing our business together with our partners,” said Linda Hui, Managing Director of F5 Networks, Hong Kong and Taiwan. “It is our pleasure to have Marcos promoted to General Manager of Hong Kong and Macau. With his extensive experience in sales and his sound technological background, we are confident that he will be able to build on the existing foundation and lead the two offices to achieve our targets.”

Prior to joining F5, Marcos Ong was Sales Manager for Symantec Hong Kong, Cisco Systems Hong Kong and Agilent Technologies.

Marcos holds a Bachelor Degree in Applied Science for Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Toronto.