TOKYO, July 14 /Xinhua-Prnewswire/ -- Pacnet has appointed Hideo Ishii as Chief Executive Officer in Japan with responsibility for the growth and expansion of Pacnet’s Japan operations.
Since joining Asia Global Crossing in 2000 as director of IP Engineering, Mr. Ishii has been leading the development and deployment of company’s IP and MPLS networks with continued enhancements as the company transitioned to Asia Netcom and later Pacnet. Mr. Ishii’s passion and knowledge in the telecommunications industry has enabled him to build one of the region’s leading MPLS-based infrastructure which has received numerous industry accolades over the years.
"With his technical expertise and business acumen, I am confident that Mr. Ishii will be able to build on Pacnet Japan’s successes and further grow its business," said Bill Barney, Pacnet’s Chief Executive Officer.
"As a respected industry leader with deep knowledge of the local market, Mr. Ishii’s appointment will certainly add to the strength of our leadership team," said Tomoo Okada, Chairman of Pacnet Japan.
Mr. Ishii is a recognized telecommunications industry leader in Japan. In addition to serving as co-chair of the Asia-Pacific Network Operators forum (APOPS) under the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), he is also a founder of the Japan Network Operator’s Group (JANOG). Mr. Ishii also serves on the MPLS technical committee of MPLS Japan Technical conference in Japan.
About Pacnet
Pacnet is the region’s largest independent telecommunications service provider, formed from the operational merger of Asia Netcom and Pacific Internet. Pacnet owns and operates EAC-C2C, Asia’s longest submarine cable infrastructure at 36,800 km, with a design capacity of 10.24 Tbps. With a comprehensive portfolio of city-to-city connectivity, data communications and IP-based solutions and services, Pacnet is able to deliver solutions for carriers and large enterprises, as well as small/medium businesses. The company is headquartered in Hong Kong and Singapore with offices in all key markets in Asia and North America. For more information, please visit: http://www.pacnet.com .
For more information, please contact:
Roland Lim Pacnet
Tel: +852-2121-2975
Email: roland.lim@pacnet.com
Yoshimi Nakata
Pacnet
Tel: +81-3-6408-3676
Email: yoshimi.nakata@pacnet.com
