HP recently announced the appointment of Irving Oh as the General Manager of its Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) in Asia Emerging Countries (AEC) which includes Sri Lanka.

In his new role, Irving will be responsible for managing the IPG business across all customer segments and extending its market leadership position. He will oversee all IPG sales, marketing, consumer support and category management activities in Sri Lanka.

Irving brings with him extensive country management experience. He served as the General Manager of HP IPG in Vietnam for the last three years and has significantly grown the HP LaserJet business during his tenure. Under his leadership HP clinched No. 1 market share position for inkjet + laser hardcopy peripherals market in the third quarter of 2008 in Vietnam,

A HP veteran of 12 years, Irving rose through the ranks having held a variety of regional roles. Past positions include business development manager for the LaserJet Product Category for Southeast Asia, marketing director for the Asia Emerging Countries, and product marketing manager for Large Format Printers, Storage, Networking and Servers for Asia Pacific.

“Irving has led and brought about tremendous growth to HP’s business in Vietnam. During his stint, he built a strong IPG team, implemented sound business processes and go-to-market strategies,” said Ms Margaret Ong, Vice President, HP Imaging and Printing Group, Southeast Asia. “I am confident that Irving will extend his success in Vietnam to Sri Lanka and capture the future wave of growth opportunities for HP IPG.”

Irving graduated from Arizona State University, USA with BSc in Electrical & Electronic Engineering. He also holds an MBA in Strategic Management and International Business from University of Birmingham, UK.