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(EMAILWIRE.COM, February 25, 2008 ) HONG KONG ¨C ¨C Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced that Christopher Chi-Ho Lin has been appointed as president for Greater China.
Lin is responsible for all of Sun's business in Greater China (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and managing relationships with key customers and partners.
Lin succeeds Lionel Lim who served as acting president for Greater China for the past 10 months. Lim will resume his roles as chief of operations, Asia Pacific, and president, Asia South, Sun Microsystems, effective today.
Denis Heraud, President, Asia Pacific, Sun Microsystems said, ¡°Greater China is one of our fastest growing markets in Asia Pacific. Lionel has done an outstanding job leading many initiatives in Greater China culminating in approximately 15 per cent year-over-year growth in our most recent quarter. I am confident that Chris will continue the strong momentum we are experiencing in Greater China and his extensive experience in the region will further strengthen our relationships with customers and partners."
Prior to joining Sun Microsystems, Lin was senior vice president of Global Sales for Opnext Inc., a fibre optic technology supplier to large optical equipment manufacturers. He was responsible for sales and marketing operations for Opnext in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
Previously Lin served as chief operating officer for Lucent Technologies China and as vice president of the wireless networks group. He has also held product development positions at Siemens Telecommunication Systems, Limited (Taiwan) and system engineering positions at Bellcore (now Telcordia Technologies).
Lin has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Washington and a Master of Science Degree from Colombia University, USA. He is looking forward to moving with his family to Beijing.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global marketplace. Guided by a singular vision £ "The Network is the Computer"
£ Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development and open source leadership. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Netra, Solaris, StorageTek and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. Intel and Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
Issued on behalf of Sun Microsystems
by EBA Communications
For further information please contact:
Audrey Lam (Sun): 2202 6192
(email: audrey.lam@sun.com)
Mark Leeper / Barton Chui (EBA): 2573 8022
(email: mark.leeper@ebacomms.com / barton.chui@ebacomms.com)
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Sun Microsystems
Audrey Lam
(852) 2202 6192
audrey.lam@sun.com 
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