New Area President appointed for IBS Asia Pacific
Rajiv Parrab has been appointed Area President for IBS Asia Pacific. The responsibility covers IBS operations in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and China as well as being the Managing Director for IBS Australia.
Rajiv Parrab is 51 years old and comes most recently from the position of CEO of NGX in Melbourne, Australia. During the past 20 years, he has held senior management, sales, business and product development positions in companies such as Citrix, Apple and IBM as well as CEO positions within the CPH (Consolidated Press Holdings) group of companies of Australasia. His educational merits include an electrical engineering degree from the University of Waterloo in Canada.
“We are very pleased to announce Rajiv Parrab as the new Area President for IBS Asia Pacific. He has an extensive and successful international background in the technology business sector and a management profile that fits our business development plans. Asia Pacific is of long-term strategic importance for IBS because of the regions increasing importance in the global economy,” says Erik Heilborn, President and CEO of IBS AB.
“I am very pleased to be joining IBS which has an excellent reputation internationally. The Asia Pacific team is culturally diverse, comprising over 250 people and who have regularly gained significant customer appreciation for their efforts. Products developed by IBS Asia Pacific are now being deployed internationally, bringing a strong testament to IBS’ cohesive international organization. As part of the IBS family, I am looking forward to help build a strong and vibrant entity in the Asia Pacific region”, says Rajiv Parrab, designated Area President, IBS Asia Pacific.
Rajiv Parrab will commence on December 1, 2006 and will be based at IBS Area Headquarters in Sydney, Australia.
For further information, contact:
Erik Heilborn, President and CEO, IBS AB
Mobile: 070- 2425230
John Womack, SVP Communications & IR, IBS AB
Mobile: +46 (0)70 678 24 99
john.womack@ibs.net
Rajiv Parrab, designated Area President, IBS Asia Pacific
Mobile: .+61 412 999 868