Dell Technologies has announced the appointment of Saravanan Krishnan as country manager of its Malaysia operations.

Saravanan succeeds Mak Chin Wah, who has moved to a new role in Dell Technologies as country manager for the Asia Emerging Markets. Saravanan brings to this role the breadth and depth of his more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry. In his new capacity, he will be responsible for the overall leadership and execution of sales strategy to grow Dell’s business in the country.

This includes gaming-focused subsidiary, Alienware, which also falls under parent company, Dell.

Grainger Wallis, senior vice president and managing director, South Asia and Emerging Markets, Dell Technologies, said:

“I am very excited with Saravanan’s appointment as the new leader for our team in Malaysia. His extensive experience and knowledge in IT industry across the region will help support our customers’ and partners’ technology ambitions, and reinforce our growth strategy in this market.”

Saravanan Krishnan, country manager, Malaysia, Dell Technologies, said:

“It is a privilege to lead our team in Malaysia. I am excited to work with our talented team to help our customers and partners in the country leverage AI and further their digital transformation journeys. Together, we will continue to provide the strong portfolio of solutions and services our customers have come to expect from us.”

Saravanan joined Dell in 2015 and has held various senior leadership positions. He was most recently general manager of the Unstructured Data Solutions (UDS) business across Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China (APJC) and prior to that, he was general manager of the Data Protection Solutions (DPS) business for South Asia and Emerging Markets (SAEM).

Before joining Dell, Saravanan held leadership roles in several IT companies, including Hitachi Vantara, HPE, Sun StorageTek and IBM.

Saravanan is an active member of the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID), and the former Chairman of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) for South Asia from 2013 to 2015. He holds an Executive MBA from the Helsinki School of Economics and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Information Systems from the National University of Singapore.