Beijing, February 25, 2019——The leading intelligent data management solutions and services provider which is dedicated to enable the Chinese customers to unleash the full potential of their data and accelerate Intelligent Transformation, Lenovo NetApp Technology Limited (hereinafter referred to as “Lenovo NetApp”), today announced the appointment of Eric Lu as CEO by the board of directors. Eric’s joining marks Lenovo NetApp has taken an important step toward commercial operations and future success.

Eric’s responsibilities ranges from establishing and implementing a long-term development strategy and driving business development, to leading all departments to give full play to the company’s advantages on technology, sales, services offerings etc. to provide more Chinese customers with data management solutions designed specifically for their unique business needs. He will also be responsible for driving the R&D and innovation to develop truly localized offerings to serve China market, and building and strengthening the product image of Lenovo NetApp.

Fuyao Tong, Chairman of Lenovo NetApp’s board of directors, Senior Vice President and President of China, Lenovo Data Center Group said: “Lenovo NetApp is the outcome of the strategic cooperation between Lenovo and NetApp, it bears the strategic expectations from both companies. The CEO of Lenovo NetApp will play a very important role to ensure smooth business operation. Eric has extensive experience in corporate strategy development, business management and development, he also excels in building and managing new teams to make growth and success. We believe that Eric has the insights to Chinese IT market and he has the capabilities to drive sustainable business growth to build a solid foundation for Lenovo NetApp’s long term success."

Henri Richard, member of Lenovo NetApp’s board of directors and Executive Vice President Worldwide Field and Customer Operations from NetApp said: “To establish Lenovo NetApp is a major initiative in NetApp’s China plan and it plays an important part in NetApp’s global strategy. Lenovo NetApp carries the strategic expectations from both companies, therefore it calls for a CEO who is forward-looking and has strategic mind and superior leadership to lead the company and oversee its operation. Eric has extensive experience in managing local companies and large transnational enterprises. He has proven forward-looking and strategic deployment capability, and he is also able to drive elite team to unleash their potential and help customers achieve fast development. I believe that Eric has the ability to integrate the advantages of Lenovo and NetApp to achieve the strategic goal of making Lenovo NetApp the leading storage and data management solutions vendor in China market."

Eric has been invariably committed to exploring and practicing in IT industry and leading independent innovation over the past years. Prior to Lenovo NetApp, Eric was the Managing Director of Accenture, where he was mainly responsible for “localizing” the company to meet the unique requirement of China market and developing business for the emerging “Unicorn” companies. Eric has also held the position of Vice President of Greater China and General Manager of Platform Solutions at SAP, where he was responsible for developing the GTM strategy and overseeing the revenue of platform product portfolios; He has also served as ISV/OEM General Sales Manager of Greater China at Oracle, responsible for exploring market opportunities and developing feasible strategies with partners.

Eric said: “The establishment of Lenovo NetApp is not only a key puzzle of the multifaceted global strategic partnership between Lenovo and NetApp, but also an important engine to enable digital transformation for Chinese customers and help them achieve ‘corner overtaking’. I am keenly aware of the great significance and responsibility underlying the position of CEO of Lenovo NetApp. With the solid resources from Lenovo and NetApp, Lenovo NetApp will further take root in China, serve China market and provide advanced technology, strong products and services for Chinese customers and partners; and it will move steadily toward the strategic goal of becoming the top storage and data management solution vendor in China market through local R&D and innovation."