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Maarten Koster is Novell's New APAC President
By
ChannelTimes Staff
International Desk, Nov 6, 2006
Novell recently appointed Maarten Koster as president, Novell Asia Pacific. He will be responsible for the full range of Novell's sales and consulting business across Asia-Pacific including China and India, the two markets witnessing significant interest in Linux and open source. Rhonda O'Donnell will move to the position of chairperson, Asia-Pacific, for Novell.
Tom Francese, executive vice president-worldwide sales, Novell, said, "The Asia-Pacific Region is home to some of the world's most dynamic economies and new deployment of information technology has been a critical driver of the economic success the region is enjoying. Maarten Koster has the ideal set of skills and knowledge to help Novell tap into these markets effectively. He knows the region inside out, understands the enterprise software space, and has a proven track record in delivering results."
Koster has over 28 years of experience in the technology industry. Prior to joining Novell, he spent nine years at IBM, most recently serving as director, Tivoli Asia-Pacific for IBM Software. He headed up IBM's small and medium-sized business sales, was the point person for the integration of Rational Software into IBM in Asia and served as IBM's channel leader for Asia-Pacific.
Prior to joining IBM, Koster managed business development for Wang Australia, and directed sales and marketing for BHL Systems. Earlier in his career, Koster focused on technology and services for the legal sector, holding management positions in Mahlab Group, co-founding Anstat Systems, and serving as a consultant for Computer Power Group. Prior to moving to Australia in 1982, Koster worked at Kluwer Group, the Netherlands' largest legal publishing house. He began his career at the University of Croningen as a lecturer in Economic Law. Koster has a law degree from the University of Croningen and a marketing degree from Monash University in Australia.
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