CA names Lionel Lim as MD for APAC

BANGALORE, INDIA: CA Technologies Inc., a global IT management software and solutions company, today announced that Lionel Lim will join the company as president for Asia Pacific, effective August 30, 2010.

Lim will be responsible for growing CA Technologies' business in the APAC region that includes Australia/New Zealand, India, Greater China, Taiwan, Korea and Southeast Asia.

“As CA Technologies moves into a phase of growth, we are pleased to have an executive of Lionel’s caliber joining the team,” said John Ruthven, general manager and managing director of growth and emerging markets for CA.

“Lionel has 30 years of experience at IT companies in the region, and has proven his ability to drive change, build successful teams, forge outstanding customer relationships and ultimately, grow sales. Lionel’s addition is good for our customers, our partners and our employees,” Ruthven added.

Chin Hu Lim, chief executive officer of BT Frontline, said “Lionel Lim’s appointment is a great step forward in the right direction for CA. Lionel demonstrated strong leadership in identifying and growing an excellent partner centric ecosystem for Sun Microsystems in Asia South and Asia Pacific in his previous role at Sun. I am confident that with Lionel at the helm of CA’s leadership in Asia Pacific, the company will develop a strong network of partners to help grow CA’s business in the region.”

With Lionel’s appointment, CA Technologies significantly strengthens its Asia Pacific management team. The APAC operation is key for CA as it combines first-class sales, technical and support teams focused on the needs of local businesses with one of CA Technologies worldwide development centers, located in China.

Prior to joining CA Technologies, Lionel spent 20 years at Sun Microsystems and 10 years at HP.

Lionel will be based in the company’s regional headquarters in Singapore.