Verizon appoints Francis Yip as vice-president for Asia-Pacific biz

Verizon has appointed Francis Yip as the group vice-president for its Asia Pacific region. He will replace Andrew Dobbins, who announced his retirement earlier this month.

In his new role, Yip will be responsible for delivering strategic cloud, security, mobility, network and connected machines solutions to Verizon’s multinational enterprise clients across the Asia-Pacific region.

Based in Hong Kong, Yip was most recently Verizon’s managing director for North Asia and was responsible for Verizon’s business in Hong Kong, China, Korea and Taiwan.

Christopher Formant, president of Verizon Enterprise Solutions, said: “Francis is an exceptional talent, and we believe he has the experience and expertise to continue to grow our business in Asia-Pacific. His leadership in North Asia in the past two years has earned him a first-class reputation for commercial acumen. His in-depth
understanding of technology businesses in Asia, particularly in emerging markets, will be instrumental in helping our customers move their businesses forward.”

Prior to joining Verizon, Yip was responsible for managing Dimension Data’s North Asia operations. He has also held senior management positions at Equant (now Orange Business Systems) including general manager for China. A native of Singapore, Yip is fluent in several languages including English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean and Malay.

US-based Verizon Enterprise Solutions is a leading provider of advanced IT and communications services to enterprise and governments around the world.