Oracle appoints Derek Williams as chairman for Asia

Mumbai, June 02 (UNI) Oracle Corporation, the worlds third- largest software maker, named Derek Williams as its chairman for Asia.

In another appointment, Brian Mitchell was named as Oracles senior vice president of Asia Pacific, which excludes Japan, the Redwood City. Mitchell was previously senior vice president for mergers and acquisitions in Asia and managing director for Oracle Australia and New Zealand, said a Oracle press release.

Williams joined Oracle in the UK in 1988 and moved to Singapore in April 1991 to head the Asia unit. He retains his title of executive vice president.

Williams has spearheaded Oracles recent strategic initiatives to leverage key market opportunities in China, now Oracles fastest growing market worldwide, and India.

Under his direction, Oracle has opened two development centers in China, in Shenzhen and Beijing, to develop solutions designed specifically to meet the needs of the rapidly growing Chinese market.

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