Bangkok--Aug 30--Aziam Burson-Marsteller
BANGKOK, THAILAND - Avaya, the former Enterprise Networks Group of Lucent Technologies, has announced the appointment of Boonson Jenchaimahakoon as Country Director for Avaya Thailand.
Boonson brings with him to Avaya Thailand over 14 years of sales, operations and general management experience in the IT industry. His most recent position was as General Manager for Metro Systems Corporation, the largest distributor in Thailand for IBM's mainframe, PCs and applications business. He successfully spearheaded the Group's IT solutions and services business, and established profitable and strategic partnerships with key system integrators such as IBM and Unisys.
Prior to this, Boonson was the Managing Director of Siam Technology Services Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Siam Media & Communications Group (an IT, Telecom and Media/ Broadcasting of Siam Commercial Bank and the Royal Crown Property Bureau). He successfully turned around the company with specialised IT solutions and services for the banking and finance industry as well as marketing to large enterprises where such solutions can best be applied.
Boonson is a Master of Engineering graduate in Industrial Engineering and Management (1985) from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Pathumthani, Thailand; and holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Mathematics) from Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Boonson will report to Tom Cheong, Managing Director - ASEAN, Avaya Asia Pacific and will be based in Avaya Thailand's Bangkok office. In his new appointment, Boonson will drive Avaya's leading edge communications technology, products and solutions to enterprises including businesses, government agencies and other organisations.
About Avaya
Avaya, the former the Enterprise Networks Group that will be spun off Lucent Technologies later this year, is headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., USA, and is a leading provider of communications systems for enterprises, including businesses, government agencies and other organizations. Avaya offers voice, converged voice and data, customer relationship management, messaging, multi-service networking and structured cabling products and services and is a worldwide leader in sales of messaging and structured cabling systems and a U.S. leader in sales of enterprise voice communications and call center systems. Avaya intends to use its leadership positions in enterprise communications systems and software, its broad portfolio of products and services, and strategic alliances with other technology and consulting services leaders to offer its customers comprehensive eBusiness solutions.
For more information about Avaya, visit us on the Web at http://www.avaya.com.
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