HTC announces Lennard Hoornik as president of HTC South Asia

HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile innovation and design, is recently concentrating more in the Asia-Pacifica reason. Especially, India is now on the company's radar as HTC has been promt in launching a series of its high-end smartphones in the Indian market  within months of their global launch.

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HTC is expanding and the company's commitment to the Asia-Pacific region is evident by the latest announcements. It has now announced Jack Tong as president of HTC North Asia and Lennard Hoornik as president of HTC South Asia.

HTC's increased commitment to this continent comes in the form of the executive promotion of Jack Tong and the appointment of Lennard Hoornik to newly created regional management positions. The organizational expansion allows HTC to build a strategic foundation for future growth across the region.

"2011 has already been a year of remarkable growth and expansion for HTC," said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corporation. "Today’s announcement is more than a product of that success, it is a signal of our commitment to ongoing strategic investment in Asia and building on our regional leadership as we look forward to our future growth opportunities."

As president of HTC North Asia, Jack Tong will be based in Taiwan and will be responsible for the growth and development of Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Vietnam and China. Over the last six years in his previous role as vice president of HTC Asia, Jack Tong grew HTC from a relatively young brand to one of the region’s mobile leaders.

As president of HTC South Asia Pacific, Lennard Hoornik will be based in Singapore and responsible for Singapore, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippine, Australia and New Zealand.  Hoornik brings a wealth of expertise in the mobile industry where he has held multiple management positions in the Asia-Pacific region.