EMC Corporation, a global provider of information infrastructure solutions, announced the appointment of  industry veteran, Kevin Lee, as its general manager of Channel Sales and Partners for South Asia.  Kevin brings more than 20 years of IT experience in channel sales, marketing and entrepreneurship to the role.

In this role, Kevin and his team will be responsible for bringing EMC’s portfolio of information infrastructure solutions to more customers through the company’s channel partners, expanding the company’s channel business and driving partner profitability across South Asia. Based in Singapore, Kevin will report to Ron Goh, President, EMC South Asia.

In addition, Kevin will also focus on the ongoing success of the EMC Velocity Partner Program that features training and enablement programs that accelerate the ease and convenience for partners to work with EMC.

“The EMC Velocity Partner Program and EMC’s commitment to building long term relationships with the channel has resulted in a world-class partner program that brings maximum benefit to our partners, EMC, and most importantly, our customers,” said Goh. “Kevin’s strong track record and extensive channel and partner experience, will help us build upon the success of our partner program and bring EMC’s information infrastructure message to customers across some of the world’s most dynamic markets in South Asia.”

Prior to joining EMC, Kevin was the Asia Pacific head of Channel Sales and Marketing at Seagate Technology where he managed a network of channel partners including distributors, channel original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and resellers to grow Seagate’s business in both traditional and new market segments.

Previously he held sales, marketing and channel leadership roles at several multi-national companies including Motorola, AT&T, Intel and Iomega. He also established two software companies in China.

Kevin holds an MBA from the University of Hull and a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University. He also attended the Strategic Leadership Development Program at Harvard Business School.