Hewlett-Packard Taiwan managing director Felix See (施志國) has resigned for personal reasons and his position will be temporarily filled by controller Jenny Lin (林淑真) during the transition period, the company said in a statement yesterday.
See, who also serves as general manager of HP Taiwan’s enterprise business group, will formally leave the firm on Dec. 31, the statement said, adding that Frank Liao (廖宇), general manager of the firm’s technology services group, will act as the head of the enterprise business group.
TWO YEAR REIGN
See took over the country’s top position from his predecessor Jonathan Yang (楊人捷) in August 2008 after he served as general manager of sales, marketing and products for HP’s technology solutions group in Hong Kong.
Foo Piau-phang (符標榜), senior vice president and managing director of HP Asia Pacific and Japan, yesterday praised See’s work in Taiwan over the last two years and in HP over the last two decades, while the company said its Asia Pacific management team is working on finding a new leader for its Taiwan operations, according to the statement.
MEDIATEK
Separately, leading handset chipmaker MediaTek Inc (聯發科) yesterday announced the company’s chief financial officer and spokesperson Mingto Yu (喻銘鐸) will be leaving the company to pursue other personal endeavors.
To ensure a seamless transition, Yu will continue to assist MediaTek in finance-related matters over the next two months, according to a company statement.
Yu has served as chief financial officer and spokesman for the company since 2001, having led the finance and accounting department, the investor relations department as well as the human resources department.
ACHIEVEMENTS
During his tenure, he assisted MediaTek in improving its internal financial structure and oversaw several major acquisitions.
Yu also took charge of restructuring, private placements and syndication loan matters for MediaTek’s subsidiaries, the statement said.
MediaTek said the selection of a successor will be announced by the end of the year after gaining board approval.
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