Foo Piau Phang, the former president of Dell’s Chinese operations, is taking over as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of notebook maker Shenzhen Hasee Computer.Foo resigned from Dell in October last year. At that time, the company did not offer a reason for Foo’s departure, other than to say he planned to take a “break” from his career.Hasee, which started off making graphics cards, has built a growing consumer PC business in China. Foo, who previously worked for Gateway and Hewlett-Packard, is charged with expanding that business to include corporate customers, the company said.Foo, a Singaporean and respected PC industry veteran, will also help steer Hasee into international markets. The company already has a foothold in South Korea’s PC market and plans to begin sales of its consumer notebooks in Germany from July, it said. Foo replaces company founder Wu Haijun as CEO of Hasee. Wu will serve as chairman of the company.Foo is not the only former Dell executive to take charge of a Chinese PC maker. In December, former Dell Asia-Pacific President Bill Amelio, and Foo’s former boss, left to take charge of Lenovo Group, a Chinese PC maker that has its headquarters in the United States. -Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service (Beijing Bureau)Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe