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 feature Expedia poised to take flight with generative AI CTO Rathi Murthy sees the online travel service’s vast troves of data and AI expertise fueling a two-pronged transformation strategy aimed at growing the company by bringing more of the travel industry online. By Paula Rooney Jun 02, 2023 7 mins Travel and Hospitality Industry Digital Transformation Artificial Intelligence case study Deoleo doubles down on sustainability through digital transformation The Spanish multinational olive oil processing company is immersed in a digital transformation journey to achieve operational efficiency and contribute to the company's sustainability strategy. By Nuria Cordon Jun 02, 2023 6 mins CIO Supply Chain Digital Transformation brandpost Resilient data backup and recovery is critical to enterprise success As global data volumes rise, business must prioritize their resiliency strategies. By Neal Weinberg Jun 01, 2023 4 mins Security brandpost Democratizing HPC with multicloud to accelerate engineering innovations Cloud for HPC is facilitating broader access to high performance computing and accelerating innovations and opportunities for all types of organizations. By Tanya O'Hara Jun 01, 2023 6 mins Multi Cloud 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