Brocade names Adam Judd as VP for Asia Pacific

Brocade has appointed Adam Judd as the VP for Asia Pacific (APAC). Judd will be responsible for the strategic direction and management of all sales and business development across the region, delivering aggressive growth targets for the Brocade Ethernet/IP business and further strengthening the company's partner and channel strategies.

Judd will be based in Singapore and will report directly to senior VP of Worldwide Sales and Field Operations, Jeff Lindholm.

"APAC continues to be one of the fastest growing regions for Brocade and will constitute a larger component of our global business," said Lindholm. "Adam is an enterprising, dynamic and passionate leader who has both the global foresight and the necessary industry knowledge that is deeply rooted in Asia. His track record and achievements across the Ethernet networking and service provider markets are outstanding. We strongly believe he has all the right qualities that will prove vital in taking Brocade to the next level in APAC."

"The data center networking industry is undergoing transformative changes and Brocade is poised to lead that transformation by leveraging its strong innovation heritage, customer focus and partner ecosystem. Now is a great time to rejoin the industry, and I am very excited to lead Brocade in APAC by building on its strengths and understanding customer needs," said Judd. "Brocade has led the industry on many fronts, including Ethernet fabrics, network virtualization and software-defined networking. I am committed to working closely with our customers and partners in meeting their needs and bringing these innovations to them in the most accessible way."

Judd brings over 15 years of experience in data center networking, enterprise technology and telecommunications to Brocade. He was most recently the acting CEO and Chairman of Tortuga Mobile, a privately held firm that provides mobile payment solutions and services to retailers, financial institutions and mobile carriers.