NTT Com Asia Announces New President & CEO

July 17, 2009 - PRLog -- NTT Com Asia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), announced today that Mr. Masaaki Moribayashi has vacated his positions as President and CEO of both NTT Com Asia and HKNet to become the Managing Director of NTT Europe Ltd. and concurrently President and CEO of NTT Europe Online. Mr. Takanobu Maeda, formerly Vice President of Global IP Network Sales and Marketing of NTT Com in Japan, has assumed both of Mr. Moribayashi’s former titles effective 1 July.
Beginning in 2006, Mr. Moribayashi led NTT Com Asia to significant growth, including doubling the company’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) business sales under his leadership. Earlier this year, he guided the successful launch of one of the finest data centers in the region – the Tier III+ NTT Com Hong Kong Data Centre.  
As the new President and CEO of both NTT Com Asia and HKNet, Mr. Maeda will continue to foster these companies’ global networks and ICT solutions for the commercial markets in Hong Kong and Greater China. Since joining the NTT Group in 1988, Mr. Maeda has accumulated over 21 years of experience in the global IP and networks industry. While with NTT America, he played a key role in NTT Com’s international business development. He also has managed a number of highly successful projects and implemented systems and organizational structures to help NTT Com achieve its long-range telecommunications objectives. Since 2003, Mr. Maeda also made important contributions to NTT Com’s next-generation global networks.
Mr. Maeda will now leverage his extensive global experience to pilot NTT Com Asia as the best ICT solution partner for enterprises operating in the Greater China region.

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About NTT Communications Corporation
NTT Communications provides a broad range of global networks, management solutions and IT services to customers worldwide. The company is renowned for reliable, high-quality security, hosting, voice, data and IP services, as well as expertise in managed networks and leadership in IPv6 transit technology. NTT Communications’ extensive infrastructure includes Arcstar™ Global IP-VPN and Global e-VLAN, as well as a Tier-1 IP backbone reaching more than 150 countries in partnership with major Internet service providers, and secure data centers in Asia, North America and Europe. NTT Communications is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, one of the world's largest telecoms with listings on the Tokyo, London and New York stock exchanges. Please visit www.ntt.com/index-e.html.

About NTT Com Asia Limited
NTT Com Asia Limited, established in 1999 in Hong Kong, is a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation.  As a key arm of NTT Communications’ Asia operations, NTT Com Asia has devoted its best effort to becoming the premiere ICT Solution Partner and the communications gateway for global business to develop and manage their operations in Hong Kong and Greater China.  In collaboration with our subsidiary in Guangzhou and affiliate HKNet, NTT Com Asia offers the best global network services, IP connectivity, data centre, hosting and various ICT services in the region.
Please visit  www.ntt.com.hk and www.hknet.com for more information.

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NTT Com Asia Limited, established in 1999 in Hong Kong, is a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation. NTT Com Asia has became the premiere ICT Solution Partner and the communications gateway for global business in Hong Kong and China.